Man Critically Wounded In Police Involved Shooting
UPDATED 04/12/11 8:40 a.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) - The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating a police shooting that left one man in critical condition in the South Austin neighborhood.
At 8 p.m., police officers responded to a call of a person with a gun in the 5300 block of West Van Buren Street, according to a release from police News Affairs. The officers heard gunshots and saw a male.
When officers attempted to question him, the man turned and pointed a weapon at them, according to the release. An officer opened fire and struck the gunman.
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The suspect was in his 20s, police said.
He was taken in serious to critical condition to Stroger Hospital of Cook County at 8:28 p.m., according to Fire Media Affairs.
There were no other injuries, according to the release. A weapon was recovered at the scene.
The Independent Police Review Authority responded to the scene and are investigating, said IPRA spokesman Mark Smith.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
