Chicago Police Officer Shot in Face During Struggle Outside Beauty Store in Goose Island

Chicago police are investigating after an officer was shot in the face Monday afternoon during a struggle with a suspect in the city’s Goose Island neighborhood. According to Chicago police, the officer was shot after responding to a disturbance at an Ulta Beauty Shop near the intersection of West North Avenue and North Sheffield Avenue on Monday afternoon. Police say that officers were called to the scene after reports of an altercation inside of the store just after 1 p.m. When an officer arrived, they became involved in a struggle with the suspect. That struggle spilled out into the parking lot, with the suspect getting to their vehicle. At the same time, a second officer arrived on the scene. The suspect then pulled out a weapon and fired three shots at the first officer, striking them in the face. The second officer was able to put the suspect into custody, and no shots were fired by Chicago police officers during the incident, according to Supt. David Brown. A weapon was recovered at the scene. The officer was rushed to a nearby hospital, where they are being treated for “non-life-threatening injuries” stemming from the shooting. The officer’s exact condition is unknown at this time, and police are still notifying family of the incident. According to Brown, police were able to quickly respond to the scene because of increased patrols in the area, which stem from calls of issues from the shopping center where the shooting took place. According to Total Traffic, North Avenue was briefly closed between Sheffield Avenue and Kingsbury Street, but has since reopened. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

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