据芝加哥警察局称,一名芝加哥警察周三在回应一名持枪男子的电话时被枪杀。
芝加哥警察局长大卫·布朗在周三晚上的新闻发布会上说,这名警察在与嫌疑人交火时被击中多次。
负责人说,这位在警队工作了五年的警官在西奈山医院因伤去世。
布朗补充说,嫌疑人是一名18岁的少年,头部中枪,伤势严重。
警方表示,在周三的枪击事件之前,嫌疑人只有一次前科。
2023年3月1日,一名警察被枪杀后,警察局长大卫·布朗在新闻发布会上发表讲话。
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布朗说:“这个警察局的每一名警官,就此而言,这个国家的每一名警官今天都很悲痛。”
芝加哥市长洛里·莱特富特也出席了新闻发布会,他说:“如果你今晚或后天看到一名警察,感谢他们的服务。”
Chicago cop shot and killed while responding to call: Police
A Chicago police officer was shot and killed Wednesday while responding to a call about a person with a firearm, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The officer was shot multiple times while exchanging gunfire with a suspect, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said during a news conference Wednesday evening.
The officer, who was on the force for five years, succumbed to his injuries at Mt. Sinai Hospital, the superintendent said.
The suspect, who police say is an 18-year-old, was shot in the head and is critically injured, Brown added.
Police said the suspect only had a single prior violation before Wednesday’s shooting.
"Every officer in this police department, and for that matter, every officer in this country is grieving today," Brown said.
"If you see an officer tonight, or the next day, or the day after that, thank them for their service,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was also at the press conference, said.