An off-duty Chicago police officer was not hurt in a shootout Tuesday afternoon in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side.
The officer was in the 7200 block of South Spaulding Avenue when he encountered an armed suspect around 1:35 p.m., Chicago police said.
There was an exchange of gunfire and the suspect fled, police said.
The officer was taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating.
