Off-Duty CPD Officer Fires Shots During Attempted Robbery In Beverly
CHICAGO (CBS) -- No one was injured when an off-duty Chicago Police officer fired shots during an attempted armed robbery Friday night in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far South Side.
The officer was walking at 7:04 p.m. in the 2200 block of West 101st Street when a male approached and demanded money at gunpoint, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police. The officer then fired shots, and the suspect ran off.
Off-duty cop fires shots during attempted armed robbery in Beverly. CPD helicopter circling the area looking for the offender. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/Hhi51Z0xq9
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No injuries were reported, police said.
An investigation is ongoing.
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