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When officers
approached the suspect at about 8:15 p.m., he reached into a
backpack pulled out a gun and shot one of the officers in the
leg, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told a news conference.
Officers returned fire, killing the unidentified suspect,
Chicago Police Department said in a statement.
The wounded officer's partner applied a tourniquet to his leg
where he was shot. The unidentified 44-year-old officer was
taken to a hospital where he was in good condition, the
department said.
The officers who were involved in the incident were place on
administrative leave as an investigation is ongoing, police
said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee)
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