Officer Shot In Cheek Near Lincoln Park Shopping Mall: Police

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot and wounded Monday afternoon near North and Sheffield avenues in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side, according to police reports.

Police Superintendent David Brown said the officer is in "non-life-threatening" condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital with a through and through gunshot wound to "the face area."

Officials told Patch there is a suspect in custody and that a gun was recovered at the scene.

"This began over an altercation inside the Ulta Beauty store," Brown said at a news conference.

Brown said a person in the store called police after seeing someone acting erratic. The person struggled with the officer and eventually the fight extended into the parking lot, where police said the person fired three shots at the officer, hitting him once.

According to police, a second officer was able to respond to the scene quickly due to increased patrol in the area. Burglaries and other incidents were the cause for extra patrols, Brown said.

Police said the shooting occurred at around 3:30 p.m. near a shopping center at North and Sheffield avenues.

Lightfoot said CPD Superintendent David Brown had responded to the shooting.