CPD SWAT officer wounded in Albany Park shooting
<p>A Chicago police SWAT officer and a woman were shot and wounded in the Albany Park neighborhood Monday morning on the Northwest Side, according to police sources.</p><p></p><p>The officer was shot in the stomach and woman was shot in the stomach, according to a preliminary police report. Both were taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in unknown condition.</p><p>Two other people were hurt and were taken to area hospitals where their conditions weren’t immediately known, officials said.
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<p>A Chicago police SWAT officer and a woman were shot and wounded in the Albany Park neighborhood Monday morning on the Northwest Side, according to police sources.</p><p></p><p>The officer was shot in the stomach and woman was shot in the stomach, according to a preliminary police report. Both were taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in unknown condition.</p><p>Two other people were hurt and were taken to area hospitals where their conditions weren’t immediately known, officials said. They were not believed to be shot. </p><p>An EMS Plan I was activated by the fire department, meaning that five ambulances were dispatched to the scene, fire officials said.</p><p>A suspect was taken into custody at about 1:15 p.m.</p><p><i>This is a developing story, check back for details.</i> </p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-9c0000" name="image-9c0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16ffbda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/52dafa4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0acf818/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Chicago Police Department officials investigate Monday afternoon in the 4600 block of North Springfield Avenue in Albany Park on the Northest Side." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0acf818/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/73433d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0acf818/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x909+0+85/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2F89%2F3a5db1674526a61dab3ecf9d0568%2Fjo8a8451.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Chicago Police Department officials investigate Monday afternoon in the 4600 block of North Springfield Avenue in Albany Park on the Northest Side.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p>
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- <p>A Chicago police SWAT officer and a woman were shot and wounded in the Albany Park neighborhood Monday morning on the Northwest Side, according to police sources.</p><p></p><p>The officer was shot in the stomach and woman was shot in the stomach, according to a preliminary police report. Both were taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in unknown condition.</p><p>Two other people were hurt and were taken to area hospitals where their conditions weren’t immediately known, officials said.
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