A Hometown police officer was killed Saturday morning while investigating a crash, according to authorities.
Police said the incident happened at approximately 3:11 a.m. in the 9000 block of Pulaski Road.
An officer was struck by a vehicle and "succumbed to his injuries," police said.
As shown in photos posted on Twitter, Chicago Police Department officers joined in a procession escorting the fallen officer from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
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The Hometown Police Department did not release additional details as of Saturday afternoon.
