Chicago police officer shot near Soldier Field; suspect fatally shot by police

CHICAGO -- A Chicago police officer was shot Thursday evening, July 21st while working in an affluent area on the city's South Side.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the officer was shot in the "lower body." Guglieimi said the officer suffered non-life threatening injuries. The officer was equipped with a tourniquet and he and his partner used it to treat the wound.

The officer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The suspect was fatally shot by police.

According to WGN, officers were believed to have spotted a man in or near Battle of Fort Dearborn Park and approached him because they suspected he was drinking, and when he was asked to show identification, he instead took out a gun and shot the officer, a source said, citing preliminary information.

Other officers returned fire and the suspect was killed.

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