No injuries were reported after a Chicago police officer fired a shot during a foot chase of a shooting suspect Friday afternoon in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, authorities said.
Officers were in the 2000 block of East 71st Street just after 2 p.m., when they saw an “armed offender” fire multiple gunshots in the direction of an unknown victim and then flee the area on foot, Chicago police said in a preliminary statement.
As the officers followed in pursuit, one officer fired their weapon at the offender, police said. No injuries have been reported and police did not release a description of the gunman.
COPA is responding to an officer-involved shooting near 71st and Chappel. If you or anyone you know has any information related to this incident, please call our office at 312-746-3609 or visit our website at https://t.co/LqABRQVdBc
— COPA (@ChicagoCOPA) August 15, 2025
As of 6:20 p.m. Friday, no one was in custody as the department’s investigative response team investigated, police said.
Further, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability was investigating the “specifics of this incident,” police said. The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for at least 30 days while COPA investigates.
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