Off-duty CPD officer shot, killed in Gage Park
CHICAGO â An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed after arriving home from work in the Gage Park neighborhood early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue just before 3 a.m. After touring the area, officers drove to the 3100 block of West 56th Street, where the off-duty officer was found outside with gunshot wounds, police said. CPD Supt.
He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he died. 'Today, that officer was a victim of the type of crime he was working against to keep people safe in this city,' Snelling said. The officer was a six-year member of the department and would have turned 31 in two days. Supt. Snelling said the officer was wearing his uniform at the time of the shooting. The officer's vehicle was taken but has since been recovered. The officer is survived by his mother and his uncle.
Gage Park Chicago Police Department
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