Way Way South Side

Almost in Indiana:

• A person armed with a knife was injured during a police shooting Friday on the Far South Side.

  A Chicago police officer along with Forest Preserves of Cook County Police responded to a report of a person being chased by someone armed with a knife in the 11400 block of South Avenue G about 1:30 p.m., Chicago police said.

  When they arrived at the scene, the officer was approached by a male holding a knife. While attempting to create distance and deescalate, the male charged at the officer, police said.

  The officer then pulled out his gun, striking the armed offender in the body, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet, and the male, whose age wasn’t known, was taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

  A knife was recovered at the scene and the officer was taken to a hospital for observation, police said.

Great reporting - if he was shot "in the body," we wonder where they applied the tourniquet. We had no idea they made torso-sized ones.

Of course, if it was a chest seal, why bother reporting the truth?

Expect CuckFOPA to find that the Officer "didn't retreat fast enough to create enough distance and deescalation opportunities" and recommend public floggings for all involved.

Good job Officer.