An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed in the city's South Side Avalon Park neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to CPD.
Both Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Carter asked for prayers and support for the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the shooting.
A procession brought the officer's body from the hospital to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later Saturday morning, where there was a large presence of first responders.Prosecutors said Steven Montano, 18, shot and killed 32-year-old Chicago Police OfficerThe Chicago Fire Department also lost two firefighters in two days last month.
The officer had only been with the department for three years, and was stationed in the 5th District.In a statement, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said: "This is a profound tragedy, and my heart breaks for the family of the young officer who was murdered early this morning on her way home from work. I'm outraged and devastated by this horrific violence against a public servant, and I will do everything I can to support her family and the Chicago Police Department through this traumatic time. I pray that her killer is apprehended quickly so that justice may be served.
"That a public servant was killed in the middle of the night underlines the fierce urgency of the public safety crisis in our city. My top priority is building a better, stronger, safer Chicago where all our residents can live and work free from the threat of violence."
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