A man was seriously wounded in a shootout with Chicago police officers on Lower Wacker Drive in the Loop Wednesday night, officials said.
Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized for injuries but did not suffer gunshot wounds, officials said.
The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. after the officers pulled over a car that was recently stolen, according to preliminary information from Chicago police. the officers approached the car in the 200 block of East Lower Wacker Drive and there was an “exchange of gunfire,” police said.
A 25-year-old man was shot several times and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition, Chicago fire officials said.
Chicago police work the scene where a man was shot in a “police-involved” shooting in the 200 block of E. Lower Wacker Drive, in The Loop neighborhood, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
One officer was transported to the hospital in fair to serious condition, fire officials said. Another officer was taken to Rush Medical Center in good to fair condition, fire officials said. Neither officer suffered gunshot wounds.
Two people in the car with the 25-year-old were taken into custody, according to police. Two weapons were recovered.
Brian Burns was at a red light on Lower Wacker Drive when he saw police speeding toward a vehicle stopped in front of him. Burns said he saw an officer exit with his weapon drawn as the vehicle attempted to reverse.
Burns then decided to reverse his car away from the area and said he heard shots ring out as he was driving away. Within a minute, Burns said he saw dozens of police vehicles arrive on the scene.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the incident.