A Chicago police officer shot two suspects Tuesday evening in southwest suburban Country Club Hills, according to a notification sent to members of the Chicago Police Department.
In the notification, provided to the Sun-Times, the department said two suspects were shot around 7:30 p.m. by a CPD officer detailed to a unit operating in the 18800 block of Loretto Lane in the suburb. Both were in critical condition and taken to area hospitals; the officer was taken to a hospital for observation as well.
The Chicago Police Department deferred questions to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigates shootings involving Chicago police officers, released the statement confirming an investigation. The agency did not immediately have a comment. Country Club Hills police and fire departments also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Officers from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on the scene, according to a Chicago Sun-Times photographer at the location.
Shortly after 8 p.m., the photographer saw the FBI hand over a woman in handcuffs to Country Club Hills police. The circumstance of the arrest was unclear.