3 law enforcement officers shot in Chicago on heels of violent holiday weekend
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Three law enforcement officers in Chicago were shot on the city's South Side on the heels of a holiday weekend that racked up shootings in the triple digits.
Three law enforcement officers in Chicago were shot on the city's South Side on the heels of a violent holiday weekend that racked up shootings in the triple digits. The officers, two ATF Chicago agents and one Chicago Police Department officer, were driving in the Morgan Park neighborhood, near an on-ramp to Interstate 57, just before 6 a.m. when they were fired upon by another vehicle, Chicago Police Superintendent David O'Neal Brown told reporters Wednesday morning. The officers were undercover and in an unmarked car, Brown said. The officers' injuries are not life-threatening. One of the ATF agents was struck in the hand, the other was hit on the side of the torso and the police officer was grazed in the back of the head, Brown said. They were taken to Christ Medical Center and last reported in stable condition, said Tom Ahern, deputy director of the police department's news affairs and communications, One of the ATF agents is female, while the other two officers are male, and all three are senior officers, he added.More Related News