Accidental shot from Chicago officer wounds 2 other police

Chicago police officers investigate a shooting incident at a gas station in Lyons, Il., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. An officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers, authorities said. (Steven Rosenberg/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Chicago police officers investigate a shooting incident at a gas station in Lyons, Il., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. An officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers, authorities said. (Steven Rosenberg/Chicago Tribune via AP)

LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban Chicago, wounding two other officers.

Police say Chicago officers spotted a car Wednesday night that was tied to homicide and a police helicopter tracked it to a gas station in Lyons. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says that when people from the car came out of the gas station officers surrounded them and a struggle ensued. Brown says they believe one bullet struck two officers — one in an arm and one in a shoulder. Police say the officers were taken to a hospital and their injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.

 

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