Chicago police officer killed while chasing armed teen suspect identified
Chicago police officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32, shot and killed as he chased teenage armed suspect
Chicago police officers are mourning after one of their own was killed in the line of duty Wednesday.
Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32, was shot and killed as he chased a teenaged armed suspect who suddenly turned and fired "at close range" in Gage Park, FOX 32 reports.
The incident began to unfold around 4:45 p.m. when two police cars responded to a domestic-related call in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue. A caller said a suspect was chasing a female with a gun, Police Superintendent David O. Brown told reporters.
Vasquez-Lasso engaged in the chase exchanged gunfire with the offender at close range. The suspect, reportedly 18 years old with one prior criminal violation, was shot in the head and taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
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Chicago police officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32, shot and killed as he chased teenage armed suspect
Chicago police officers are mourning after one of their own was killed in the line of duty Wednesday.
Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32, was shot and killed as he chased a teenaged armed suspect who suddenly turned and fired "at close range" in Gage Park, FOX 32 reports.
The incident began to unfold around 4:45 p.m. when two police cars responded to a domestic-related call in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue. A caller said a suspect was chasing a female with a gun, Police Superintendent David O. Brown told reporters.
Vasquez-Lasso engaged in the chase exchanged gunfire with the offender at close range. The suspect, reportedly 18 years old with one prior criminal violation, was shot in the head and taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Chicago police officer killed while chasing armed teen suspect identified
The Chicago police officer shot and killed during a shootout with a suspect Wednesday has been identified as officers with the department continue to mourn.
