Another Off-Duty Shot At

This Officer returned fire and struck the offender:

• One man is in custody and charges are pending after an off-duty cop caught two people trying to steal a car part on the Northwest Side and gunfire was exchanged, officials said. The officer, who is assigned to bike duty in the Town Hall district, was on his way into work in his personal vehicle about 8:30 a.m. when he saw two people in the 5200 block of North Lawler Avenue, who were in the process of stealing a catalytic converter, interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck said during a news conference.
  
  The officer, who was not named, then approached the two would-be thieves. According to a police spokesman, “the officer identified himself and attempted to intervene.” That’s when one of the thieves drew a weapon and started shooting at the officer, who returned fire, Beck said. The officer was not injured.
  
  The two people ran from the area, and while it wasn’t clear if either of them was shot, but one man arrived at St. Bernard Hospital later Sunday with a gunshot wound to the hip, police said.

Well done Officer.

By the way, nice to see Beck finally showed up at one of these.