CHICAGO — Officials from Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) offered new details on Wednesday about a shooting involving an off-duty CPD officer that unfolded over the weekend.
According to police, the incident unfolded just before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of South Mayfield Avenue in Austin.
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Officers said a preliminary investigation has revealed that a vehicle, which was occupied by five people, including two off-duty CPD officers, was parked in the area when an unknown individual exited another nearby vehicle and exchanged gunfire with people inside the car where the two off-duty officers were, striking a male civilian.
According to an initial report by Chicago police on Saturday, the victim was a 26-year-old man.
COPA said Wednesday that CPD later notified them that one of the off-duty officers inside the car had allegedly discharged a firearm during the incident.
Following the shooting, the officer who allegedly discharged their firearm was relieved of police powers by the department amid an ongoing investigation into the incident.