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19-09-2026
An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s correctional officer was one of three men wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning, September 19, in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.
According to Chicago police, the shooting occurred around 3:40 a.m. in the 100 block of West Erie Street following a physical altercation involving three men. During the fight, someone pulled out a firearm and opened fire, striking all three victims:
A 24-year-old man was shot in the cheek and leg and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
A 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old man each sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were taken to the same hospital in good condition.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one of the injured men in good condition is an off-duty correctional officer. The shooter fled the scene following the gunfire, and Area Three detectives launched an investigation into the incident.