A Chicago police officer was shot to death two days before his 31st birthday on the Southwest Side early Sunday after finishing his shift, authorities said.
Just before 3 a.m., paramedics responded to the 3100 block of West 56th Street for an officer shot, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The officer, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died due to his injuries, Supt. Larry Snelling told reporters outside the University of Chicago Sunday morning.
The officer was heading home after his shift when he was shot multiple times, Snelling said. He worked for the department for six years.
“We lost one of our own today,” Snelling said. “He was just a great officer, great human being.”
He didn’t confirm that the shooting was the result of a carjacking but did say the officer’s vehicle was taken.
“These are senseless, senseless crimes that are taking the lives of our community members,” Snelling said.
