Off-duty Chicago cop shoots armed robber on South Side, police say
CHICAGO - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot an alleged armed robber Monday night on the South Side.
According to police, a 25-year-old man armed with a gun approached the off-duty cop in the 9200 block of South Phillips Avenue in the Calumet Heights neighborhood in an attempt to rob the officer.
An exchange of gunfire broke out and the suspect was wounded in the lower extremities, police said.
The suspect was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in stable condition, police said. The off-duty cop did not sustain any injuries and a weapon was recovered at the scene.
The off-duty officer would be placed on administrative duties for 30 days, police said.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the incident.