A Chicago police officer
was shot in the leg by a fellow officer who had fired at a charging dog Monday
night in the Englewood neighborhood, authorities said.
The shooting happened
about 9 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 72nd Place as Englewood District
officers were responding to a call of a burglary in progress, according to a
police statement.
Two officers and a
supervisor went to the second-floor landing of the building, where they were
confronted by a "vicious dog," according to police.
When the dog charged
toward them, an officer fired a single shot that struck the dog and also hit
another officer in the thigh, according to a police source. It was unclear if
the bullet struck the officer or the dog first, the source said.
Paramedics took the
42-year-old officer in good condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook
County, where he was treated and released, authorities said.
Investigators from the
Chicago Independent Police Review Authority responded to the scene, spokesman
Larry Merritt said.
