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Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago police officer shot in Bronzeville; 2 taken in for questioning

Chicago police and SWAT work the scene where an officer was shot in the 5100 block of South Vincennes, Monday, June 15, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Two people were taken in for questioning after a Chicago police officer was shot Monday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Officers saw a suspect about 6:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of South King Drive, Chicago Police Chief of Operations Fred Waller said at a news conference.

The suspect was wanted for an aggravated assault that happened June 10 in the 5000 block of South Washington Park Court in Bronzeville, police said.

When police approached, he pulled out a gun and fired shots, Waller said. Police didn’t return gunfire, he said. One officer was hit in the knee, and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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