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At least four people were hit by gunfire and a total of seven, including three police officers, were hospitalized after an incident in Chicago’s Fuller Park neighborhood on Thursday which officials are calling an "officer-involved shooting."
According to the Chicago Fire Department, the incident occurred in the 4200 block of South Wells.
Chicago police say that four individuals, all civilians, were hit by gunfire.
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According to Chicago fire officials, a total of four civilians and three police officers were taken to area hospitals. Two of the civilians were taken to an area hospital in red (serious-to-critical) condition.
Two more were taken to area hospitals in green (good-to-fair) condition, as were three Chicago police officers.
According to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, they are investigating the incident as an "officer-involved shooting," but did not specify whether any of the injured individuals were hit by police gunfire.
