2 Chicago Officers Wounded in Shooting, Suspect Caught

2 Chicago Officers Wounded in Shooting, Suspect Caught
Chicago Police Department officials investigate an overnight shooting on the West Side in Chicago on March 4, 2022. Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
The Associated Press
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CHICAGO—Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded Friday by a gunman who dropped a handgun while waiting in line at an outdoor hot dog stand with one of the officers, picked it up and opened fire, police said.

The suspected gunman was captured blocks away by officers and taken into custody.