A shooting occurred involving a CPD officer on the city’s West Side
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What we know:
According to COPA, the shooting unfolded in the 800 block of North Waller Avenue in Austin.
Chicago’s Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is investigating a shooting involving a CPD officer on the city’s West Side on Saturday morning.
A 31-year-old man got into a fight with another man, a 32-year-old worker, police said. The employee pulled out a gun, and after a brief struggle, the firearm went off, striking the 31-year-old in the head.
The Chicago Fire Department treated the man, but he died at the scene.
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Officers took the worker into custody and recovered a gun from the scene.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
