Crime & Safety

COPA Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting On Chicago's Lower West Side, Second This Weekend

​The shooting happened Sunday around 1:15 a.m. in the 1800 block of South Blue Island Avenue in the Pilsen neighborhood.

(Beth Lawrence/CBS Chicago)

August 19, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating another officer-involved shooting this weekend, this time on the Lower West Side.

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The shooting happened Sunday around 1:15 a.m. in the 1800 block of South Blue Island Avenue in the Pilsen neighborhood.

Dozens of officers were still at the scene surrounding a vehicle around 7 a.m. as multiple bullet casings were left on the ground. Windows of a nearby library were also left shattered.

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