Officials are responding after an off-duty police officer was involved in a shooting in the city's South Deering neighborhood.
According to the Chicago Police Department, an off-duty CPD officer at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday was confronted by an armed suspect in the 1600 block of E. 95th Street.
An exchange of gunfire occurred, and the armed suspect fled the scene, police said.
According to CPD, the officer was not struck, and no injuries were reported.
As of 6:15 a.m., the scene remained active, with more than a dozen police vehicles in the gas station parking lot. NBC 5 reporter Lisa Chavarria reported the gas station is located within a strip mall, near a busy entrance to the Bishop Ford highway.
COPA, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, is investigating the use of force in the incident, police said.
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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