One suspect is in custody and a second remains on the loose after a retired Chicago police sergeant was shot multiple times Monday morning.
WGN-TV reported the retired sergeant, a 74-year-old man, was exiting his vehicle around 9 a.m.
The retired sergeant sustained at least three gunshot wounds and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
One suspect in the shooting was apprehended Monday around 1 p.m. the Chicago Sun-Times quoted Ald. Matt Martin (47th) saying police are “continuing to search for the second individual.”
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The Sun-Times noted that the incident “unfolded as mourners began to gather on the South Side at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for the funeral of Officer Enrique Martinez, who was killed this month in an on-duty shooting.”
The Chicago Tribune pointed out that as of November 18, 2024, 517 people had been killed in Chicago this year.
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