Chicago police officer dies after shooting following traffic stop

A Chicago police officer died following a shooting on Monday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the city’s South Side, authorities said.

A Chicago police officer died following a shooting on Monday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the city’s South Side, authorities said.

“I come to you with a heavy heart because we’ve lost another police officer who was out working, attempting to protect the city and was tragically taken away from us by gunfire,” Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said at a news briefing early Tuesday morning.

The shooting occurred at around 8 p.m. near Ingleside Avenue and East 82nd Street, shortly after officers pulled over a vehicle with three people inside. As officers approached the vehicle, rapid gunfire erupted from one of the individuals, and the officer was struck multiple times, Snelling said.

The wounded officer was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The officer, who was 26 years old, served with the Chicago Police Department for nearly three years, Snelling said. Chicago police officials didn’t immediately identify the officer out of respect for his family.

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