Man shot after getting out of car with off-duty police officers, exchange of gunfire in Austin; COPA investigating
A man was injured after a shooting in Austin early Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.
The man, 26, was getting out of a parked vehicle that had four others inside, including two off-duty Chicago police officers, in the 100 block of South Mayfield Avenue at 1:28 a.m. when he was shot, police said. One of the occupants of the vehicle he was getting out of shot back as the person who shot the 26-year-old fled.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital by the off-duty officers and the two other passengers, and he is in serious condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Investigative Response Team are investigating the incident, officials confirmed to the Sun-Times Saturday. No one is in custody.
