Suburban Chicago police officer shot while investigating report of stolen car
IL police chief claimed 'Stuff like this doesn’t happen here too often'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A police officer in suburban Chicago was shot early Thursday while investigating a report about a stolen car, authorities said.
The Romeoville officer was wounded in the shoulder during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was on foot, police Chief Ken Kroll told reporters.
The officer's condition was not released, but the "news we received earlier was positive," Kroll said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}CHICAGO POLICE DOG, CARJACKING SUSPECT FATALLY SHOT FOLLOWING PURSUIT
An Illinois police officer was shot in the shoulder while investigating a report of a stolen car. (Fox News)
The shooting occurred shortly after midnight. The 29-year-old suspect was found hours later, hiding in shrubs about a mile outside Romeoville, the chief said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Stuff like this doesn’t happen here too often," Kroll said.