1 killed, 11 others wounded Wednesday in Chicago shootings
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About 8:55 p.m., the pair was walking to their vehicle parked in an alley in the 12200 block of South Bishop Street, when a black Chevy Equinox approached and someone inside fired several shots, Chicago police said. The man, 21, was struck in the back and shoulder. He was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man. The woman, 57, was struck in the leg and taken to the same hospital where her condition was stabilized.
Suburban Chicago cop, driver injured during shootout
April 8, 2021
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FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) A suburban Chicago police officer was one of two people who suffered gunshot wounds when a motorist who was pulled over for a traffic stop jumped out of his vehicle and opened fire, authorities said.
David Powers, a spokesman for the Oak Park Police Department, said one of the village s officers was assisting officers from neighboring Forest Park on Harlem Avenue above the Eisenhower Expressway at about 7 a.m. when the car s driver opened fire. The officer returned fire, striking the driver.
Both the officer and the driver were taken to Loyola University Medical Center in nearby Maywood, to be treated for what Powers described as serious but not life-threatening injuries.
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In this still image from video, surgeon for the Louisville Metro Police Department Dr. Bill Smock is seen shortly after sitting at the witness stand in the trial of Derek Chauvin on Thursday, April 8. (Forum News Service.)
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The Derek Chauvin trial continues today in Minneapolis.
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In this still image from video, surgeon for the Louisville Metro Police Department Dr. Bill Smock is seen shortly after sitting at the witness stand in the trial of Derek Chauvin on Thursday, April 8. (Forum News Service.)
Watch a livestream of the trial and find live updates below.
Editor s note: This video could contain language or visuals that some viewers might find offensive.
5:20 p.m. Court in recess until Friday morning
Attorneys concluded their questioning of Dr. Bill Smock in the trial of Derek Chauvin shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday.
The Derek Chauvin trial continues today in Minneapolis.
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In this still image from video, Dr. Daniel Isenschmid of Horsham, Pa.-based NMS Labs testifies in the trial of Derek Chauvin on Thursday, April 8. (Forum News Service.)
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