Published April 3, 2021 •
Updated on April 3, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Tim Olk/Chicago Police Department
A Hometown police officer was killed Saturday morning while investigating a crash, according to authorities.
Police said the incident happened at approximately 3:11 a.m. in the 9000 block of Pulaski Road. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
An officer was struck by a vehicle and succumbed to his injuries, police said.
As shown in photos posted on Twitter, Chicago Police Department officers joined in a procession escorting the fallen officer from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn to the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office.
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