UPDATE: Third Chicago Police Officer being taken to hospital - BREAKING NEWS - Two On Duty Chicago Police Officers Shot in the 11th District Area

BREAKING NEWS - Two On Duty Chicago Police Officers Shot in the 11th District Area

Both on the way to Cook County Hospital -  More to come when available

Happened at Polk Street and Independence Blvd on Chicago's West Side

One officer shot in the back and the other one shot in lower leg

Offender & Weapon now in custody

3 CPD officers shot in Homan Square neighborhood
Three Chicago Police officers were shot during a drug investigation Monday night on the West Side, authorities said.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said none of the officers had life-threatening injuries.

Shortly before 10 p.m., four officers were investigating suspected narcotics sales in the 3700 block of South Polk in the Homan Square neighborhood and saw a man and woman in a “known drug area,” Guglielmi said.

The man ran into a dark gangway and officers chased him. When they tried to stop him, the man turned around and opened fire “immediately” on the officers, striking three of them, Interim Supt. John Escalante said.

At least one officer returned fire and killed the man, Guglielmi said. Police said they recovered the handgun the assailant used to shoot the officers and the woman was in custody.

The injured officers have 10 to 12 years of experience, Escalante said late Monday at a press conference at Stroger Hospital, where the officers were being treated. They suffered “lower body injuries,” he said.

All three are are tactical officers who work in the Harrison District on the West Side.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Escalante visited the hospital Monday night.

In an emailed statement late Monday, Emanuel said: “Every day the dedicated men and women of the Chicago Police Department put themselves in danger so the rest of us can be safe. Tonight we were reminded of the dangers that our police face, and the bravery that they routinely display as three of our officers were shot in line of duty. The thoughts and prayers of our entire city are with the officers and their families during this difficult time.”

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