2 Police Officers Wounded & Another Fired On

Two plainclothes Chicago police officers attempting to serve a search warrant for weapons "on a known gang member" were shot and wounded early this morning in a South Side home. A 41-year old tactical officer, who has been on the force seven years, was shot in the arm. A 38-year-old officer, a six-year veteran, was wounded in the arm and leg. Weis said the officers entered the rear of the single-family home after identifying themselves as police officers and were shot at from behind a closed door. Other officers were stationed outside the front door. The incident happened about 12:20 a.m. Two male suspects at the home in the 7700 block of South Hoyne Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood were arrested. Police fired no shots. Police recovered an assault rifle and several handguns. No one was killed in this incident and both police officers are expected to fully recover.

A few hours later a Chicago police officer driving her own car to work was shot at by someone in a passing vehicle. Bullets hit the officer's car but she was uninjured. The shooting took place about 4:25 a.m. in the 3200 block of West Belmont Avenue, approximately a mile from the Belmont District headquarters where she was headed.

Ambush at CTA Bus Stop

Nine people were wounded at a CTA bus turnaround at South Western Avenue and 79th Street on the South Side at 9:14 p.m. last night. The scene was described by onlookers as an apparent ambush in which three men jumped from the bushes and began shooting. Only one of the nine victims was seriously injured. Sources identified five of the victims as gang members (4 Gangster Disciples and 1 Vice Lord) which brings police to speculate that the shooting was likely gang-related.

While this project is focused on the homicides resulting from the violence in the city of Chicago, I find it important to also acknowledge that the actual number of deaths is a small percentage of those wounded in violence around the city even though the project does not directly address this. This is just one example of a terrible act of violence which thankfully did not result in any deaths.