Suspect Charged After Chicago Officer Dies After Shootout

Suspect Charged After Chicago Officer Dies After Shootout
Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso in an undated image. Chicago Police Department via AP
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CHICAGO—A teenager was charged with first-degree murder and other counts Thursday after a Chicago police officer died from injuries suffered in a shootout, authorities said.

Steven Montano, 18, of Chicago, also was charged with two felony firearms charges and misdemeanor counts of assault and interfering with reporting domestic violence, the Chicago Police Department announced in a news release Thursday night.