Investigators were on the scene of a shooting involving a police officer Tuesday evening in southwest suburban Country Club Hills, according to a social media post from Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
As of late Tuesday, few details were known about the incident that unfolded at 187th Street and Loretto Lane.
The Chicago Police Department deferred questions to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Country Club Hills police and fire departments also did not immediately provide details regarding the incident.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigates shootings involving Chicago police officers, released the statement confirming an investigation. The agency did not immediately have a comment. Country Club Hills police and fire departments also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Officers from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on the scene, according to a Chicago Sun-Times photographer at the location.
Shortly after 8 p.m., the photographer saw the FBI hand over a woman in handcuffs to Country Club Hills police. The circumstance of the arrest was unclear.
