K9, US Marshal shot on Chicago's Northwest Side

CHICAGO - A U.S. marshal and his K-9 dog were shot while serving an arrest warrant on the Northwest Side Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A Chicago police officer returned fire but did not strike the two suspects, who were arrested, police said in a statement.

One of those suspects opened fire at the police around 1:20 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Belmont Avenue as the U.S. marshal was serving a warrant, police said.

The marshal rushed the wounded K-9 to the MedVet Chicago clinic about 3 miles east near Belmont and California avenues, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.

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The marshal, from the Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force, then realized he had been shot in his hand and an ambulance was called, but he declined to be taken to a hospital, Langford said.

"We are grateful to report that both our deputy and K-9 are doing well, however our K-9 is still in the ICU," said U.S. Marshal LaDon Reynolds of the Northern District of Illinois. "All of us are praying for a full recovery, and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes."

The officer who opened fire was placed on routine 30-day desk duty while the Civilian Office of Police Accountability investigates the use of force, police said.

On Wednesday, a Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded while trying to make a traffic stop in West Englewood on the South Side. The gunman, who has been identified by police, remains at large.