WARNING: The attached link contains footage and audio that could be disturbing to some viewers. The full collection of files can be viewed HERE on COPA’s website.
CHICAGO (WGN) — New videos capturing a shootout between an off-duty officer and a group of armed offenders on the Southwest Side in early August have been shared by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA).
COPA officials announced Thursday that their office has released a collection of videos capturing the incident, which officers said unfolded in the 4800 block of South Bishop Street in New City, in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 3.
In addition to the videos, COPA also released a handful of documents and 911 call audio related to the incident.
According to an initial report by police, the victim, a