Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO — A Chicago Police officer was shot in the knee and a suspected armed robber was fatally shot Monday night at a Family Dollar store in the West Englewood neighborhood, officials said.
Shots were fired by police about 8:35 p.m. to stop an apparent robbery at the store in the 6300 block of South Ashland, police officials said.
Witnesses said they heard at least a dozen gunshots.
“I saw the cashiers running out,” recalled Kevin Pride, 51 of Englewood, who was outside a nearby store during the incident.
“They were screaming. Then police ran in. And then you heard the shots.’'
It is unclear how the officer was wounded.
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