Chicago police officers shot and killed teenage boy that authorities said opened fire on a patrol car on the city’s South Side Friday night.
Around 11:10 p.m., two officers responded to a call of a man with a gun in the 5800 block of S. Wabash Ave. in the Washington Park neighborhood, police said in a statement.
The officers saw a group of men in an alley and as they drove toward them, one of them pulled out a handgun and fired a shot, striking the patrol car, according to police.
The officers returned fire, officials said, hitting the teen. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
He was later identified as 17-year-old Corsean Lewis, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. An autopsy found that he died of multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Police did not say where Lewis was shot, or how many times he was hit.
Edward Strickland works the overnight shift as a security guard in the area and said he heard the shooting.
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“I heard about 15 to 20 shots,” Strickland said. “I just pushed myself away from the door and continued to look at my phone.”
“It’s common around here, so when I hear them I just stay away from the windows and doors,” he added.
A weapon was recovered at the scene, according to police, and no officers were injured during the incident.
The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days as is customary with all police-involved shootings.
The specifics of the incident, including the use of force, remain under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority, officials said.
