Undercover Chicago Police Officer, ATF Agents Shot In Shock Attack As City Handles Record Gun Violence

An undercover Chicago police officer and two Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) were shot on Chicago’s far south side Wednesday morning in a shock attack that occurred as the three, who riding in the same car, were attempting to pull onto a highway.

“One officer from the Chicago Police Department and two Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents were shot around 5:50 a.m. near the intersection of 119th Street and the ramp onto Interstate 57, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said at a press conference,” according to Fox News. “The three officers were riding in the same unmarked, undercover vehicle attempting to enter the freeway when they were fired upon from the street, Brown said.”