Chicago police officers honored for acts of courage

CHICAGO - Nine Chicago police officers were honored Thursday for their acts of courage.

The stories of their heroism are incredible.

Officers were thanked for tracking down a sexual assault suspect and for how they responded to a domestic violence scene, where two victims were shot.

On April 4, 2022, tactical officers Ivan Lopez, Martin Kirkel, Joseph Shanahan and Sgt. Daniel Hodges responded to a call of a domestic incident where people were shot at an apartment in the 4200 block of West Ford City Drive.

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Once on scene, officers could hear a woman yelling that she was shot and needed help. Some of the officers took cover and entered the apartment and noticed a male was also shot.

The officers rendered aid and that's when the gunman exited a back room firing two shots directly at the officers. 

As for the two victims, though seriously injured, they both survived.