A Chicago Police Sergeant was shot in the face Sunday afternoon while standing in the Police Station parking lot in the Gresham area.
The sergeant was standing in the 6th District police station parking lot, located in the 7800 block of S. Halsted Street, when he was shot in the chin.
The officer suffered a graze wound and is at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn recovering.
The shooter is still at large.
SWAT is here. We saw them searching alleys with a K9 moments ago. pic.twitter.com/nRqzPcMS83
— Jenna Barnes (@Jenna_Barnes) March 14, 2021
UPDATE: Superintendent David Brown says the bullet grazed the sergeant’s chin; shooter is not in custody https://t.co/LwwEG5ZAiF
— Jenna Barnes (@Jenna_Barnes) March 14, 2021
The sergeant marks the 13th officer shot or shot at so far this year. 79 CPD officers who were shot/shot at in all of 2020. God bless the men and women of the Chicago Police Department and all officers throughout our country who risk their lives for our safety each and every day.
— Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown (@ChiefDavidBrown) March 14, 2021
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