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US marshal, police dog wounded in shootout with 2 gunmen on Northwest side

A U.S. marshal and his police dog were shot during an exchange of gunfire between officers and two gunmen Thursday afternoon on Chicago's Northwest Side, authorities said.

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US marshal, police dog wounded in shootout with 2 gunmen on Northwest side

CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. marshal and his police dog were shot during an exchange of gunfire between officers and two gunmen Thursday afternoon on Chicago's Northwest Side, authorities said.

The officer, who is with the U.S. Marshals Service’s fugitive apprehension team, was shot while serving a warrant, said Elorm Blake, a spokesperson for the Marshals Service.

The two gunmen were arrested, Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern said.

After the shooting that occurred around 1:20 p.m., the marshal rushed the dog to a veterinary clinic, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. He said the marshal then realized he had been shot in his hand and called for an ambulance.

The marshal has not been identified.

The conditions of the dog and officer and further details about the shooting were not immediately released.

The shootings came a day after a Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded while trying to make a traffic stop on the South Side.[1] The gunman in that shooting remains at large.


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  1. Chicago Journal. “Chicago Officer Critically Hurt When Shots Fired into Car.” Chicago Journal. Chicago Journal, June 2, 2022. https://www.chicagojournal.com/chicago-officer-critically-hurt-when-shots-fired-into-car/. ↩︎

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