The Chicago Police Department is mourning one of its own after an officer was killed in the line of duty. First responders and citizens lined city streets for blocks to pay their respects as dozens of police cars escorted the body of the fallen officer from Mount Sinai Hospital to the medical examiner’s office. The officer has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Andres Vasquez Lasso, 32. The Associated Press has the story:
Chicago Cop dies, suspect injured in shootout
Newslooks- CHICAGO (AP)
A Chicago police officer has died after being wounded during a shootout while responding to a call of a man chasing a woman with a gun, authorities said.
“At close range shots were exchanged between the offender and our officer who is now deceased,” Brown said in a news conference outside Mount Sinai Hospital.
The officer shot back and wounded the suspect in the head, Brown said. The suspect, identified as an 18-year-old with one prior violation, was in critical condition Wednesday night.
The officer had five years on the job, Brown said.
“He had a bright future ahead of him,” the superintendent said.