Off-duty CPD officer shot and wounded, woman stabbed to death on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An off-duty Chicago Police officer was shot, and a woman was stabbed and later died, in the Portage Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened in the 5600 block of West Leland Avenue, near Central Avenue.
The Chicago Fire Department said a man was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in fair condition after being shot. Police communications indicated that the man was an off-duty officer, and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability was responding.
COPA only responds when an officer is involved in an incident.
A neighbor reported seeing a police officer who loves going on runs through the neighborhood being put into an ambulance.
A woman was stabbed and taken to Ascension Resurrection Medical Center in "extremely" serious condition. She later died at the hospital.
Several neighbors said they heard five to six gunshots before swarmed to the scene. A knife was spotted at the scene with an evidence marker nearby.
Further details were not immediately available.
