COPA releases video of November shootout involving off-duty CPD officer

CHICAGO  — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video Wednesday of a shootout involving an off-duty Chicago Police officer in the Washington Park neighborhood this past fall.

Chicago police said that just before 2 a.m., the officer was confronted by an armed person in the 100 block of East 57th Street, and the two exchanged gunfire.

Surveillance video shows an off-duty officer notice someone approaching and pointing a gun in their direction.

The officer is seen pulling their service weapon, and an exchange of gunfire followed.

No one was hit in the shootout.