Crime & Safety
Suburban Police Officer Released From Custody After Allegedly Firing Gun At CPD Officer
Police sources said an off-duty Chicago police officer was a passenger in the car that the Blue Island officer fired at.
October 22, 2024
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (CBS) -- A Blue Island police officer was released without charges late Monday after he allegedly fired at least one shot while off duty at an also-off-duty Chicago police officer during a road rage incident over the weekend.
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The Blue Island city administrator confirmed that the officer was one of their own. He is a part-time employee, and was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation into the Saturday incident.
The road rage incident happened on Saturday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Police said, shortly after 5 p.m., the 47-year-old off-duty Blue Island officer was in a vehicle in the 4700 block of South Halsted Street, when he pulled out a gun and fired at least one shot toward another vehicle.
