Crime & Safety

Police Officer Critically Hurt In Shooting In Chicago Suburb

Upon arrival, paramedics said that the officer was shot in his left side.

(CBS Chicago)

OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) — An Oak Park police officer was hospitalized after being shot Friday morning, according to the village.

Just after 9:30 a.m., the Oak Park Fire Department responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of Lake Street. Upon arrival, paramedics said that the officer was shot in his left side.

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He was taken to Loyola Medical Center in critical condition.

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