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Car wanted in shooting of off-duty CPD officer found on South Side

By STMW NEWS
Updated  March 16, 2021 2:37pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
Sun-Times Media Wire

Off-duty CPD officer shot on South Side; 2nd officer shot since Sunday

An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and wounded Monday in Calumet Heights on the South Side — the second CPD officer shot this week.

CHICAGO - Police on Tuesday found a vehicle wanted in connection with the shooting of an off-duty officer in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

The possible suspects’ black Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was found abandoned near 92nd Street and Williams Avenue, according to Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern.

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The car was wanted in the Monday shooting of an off-duty CPD officer stopped at a traffic light near 89th Street and Stony Island Avenue. The officer underwent surgery and was in fair condition.

He was the second CPD officer shot in just two days.

After the shooting, Chicago police dispatchers issued a department-wide alert for the vehicle. The alert stated that the car was a fraudulently obtained rental car.