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Chicago Police officer wounded in shootout

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CHICAGO, IL – A routine traffic stop escalated into a fatal shootout in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Thursday evening, resulting in a police officer being wounded and a 26-year-old man losing his life. The injured officer, who was shot in the wrist, is reportedly in good condition in a local hospital, while four other officers were also hospitalized for precautionary observation. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the deceased as 26-year-old Dexter Reed, …

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Off-duty police officer shot dead on her way home from work

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An off-duty Chicago police officer was tragically shot and killed in the Avalon Park neighborhood early Saturday morning. The officer has not yet been publically identified. She was headed home from work when the incident occurred around 1:42 a.m. on the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue. Another officer responded to the scene after being alerted by the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, which indicated that nine rounds had been fired. The wounded officer was …

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