Authorities are searching for the person who shot two people, including an off-duty police officer, Saturday evening in the South Deering neighborhood, authorities said.
At approximately 5:29 p.m., an off-duty officer with the Merrionette Park Police Department was driving eastbound along 103rd Street when she was shot by someone in a white sedan, authorities stated. The offenders' vehicle then continued on eastbound until it struck a black Ford sedan. At that point, the off-duty officer stopped, announced she was law enforcement and then exchanged gunfire with the shooter, authorities stated.
The off-duty officer, who is 51 years old, was taken to the hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the neck. A bystander, a 43-year-old man, was struck in both legs and also listed in stable condition.
The gunman fled the scene and has yet to be apprehended. A second person riding in the suspects' vehicle was taken into custody, authorities said.
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Three people riding in the black Ford were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
