A suspect was killed and a police officer was injured in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop on Thursday evening in the city's Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at around 6 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street near Avers Avenue. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said multiple officers conducted a traffic stop, and at some point an exchange of gunfire occurred between officers and the suspect.
One officer was shot in the wrist and transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was reported to be in good condition, Snelling said. The suspect, who police said was in his 20s, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot injuries and later pronounced dead.
Multiple other officers were transported to the hospital for observation and were reported to be in good condition.
As of Thursday night, NBC Chicago had yet to verify the account of events provided by Chicago police. The shooting remained under investigation by the Chicago Police Department's incident response team.
COPA, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, was also conducting an investigation.
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