Police Officer Shot

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Dec 12, 2008 5:10PM

An early morning call to the Lawndale neighborhood for a new Chicago Police officer resulted in him being shot in the shoulder. The officer and his partner had responded to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of West 18th Street and South Washtenaw Avenue when the officer was shot. The officer was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was last reported in good condition and the injury is not life-threatening. [S-T]