Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability was investigating a police shooting in the Roseland neighborhood Thursday afternoon that left a man wounded.
Officers responded to the first block of West 111th Place around 1:45 p.m. to stop and question a man in connection with an investigation into a recent string of robberies, according to Chicago police.
As officers tried to stop the man, he fled, leading to a foot pursuit, authorities said.
After seeing that the man was armed with a handgun, police said the officers gave several verbal commands to drop the weapon, but the orders were disregarded, leading an officer to open fire, hitting the man in the leg, police said.
Officers rendered first aid to the man before paramedics took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition about 2 p.m., according to Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt.
Two police officers were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park for observation, Merritt said. The wounded man’s age was not immediately available.
COPA is responding to an officer-involved shooting at 111th & State. If you or anyone you know has any information related to this incident, please call our office at 312-746-3609 or visit https://t.co/LqABRQVdBc
— COPA (@ChicagoCOPA) October 9, 2025
Two firearms were recovered on scene, which was near East 111th and South State streets.
Any officers involved in the shooting will be placed on routine administrative duties for at least 30 days, police said.
COPA, which probes alleged instances of officer misconduct, announced on social media that it was responding to the shooting and asked people with information to call 312-746-3609.
