(CNN) A Chicago police officer has died, and another officer is fighting for his life following a traffic stop Saturday night that ended in gunfire, officials said. Two suspects are in custody, said Eric Carter, First Deputy Superintendent of Police, during a news briefing early Sunday. And we have another officer who is struggling and fighting for his very life," Carter said. Officers were conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle with three people, two men and a woman, near 63rd Street and South Bell Avenue, when the officers were fired on and returned fire around 9 p.m. Saturday evening, Carter said. "During that exchange of gunfire, two officers were struck, one offender was struck," he added.

Source: CNN August 08, 2021 03:24 UTC