2 Chicago Officers Shot, Wounded Trying to Break up Crowd

2 Chicago Officers Shot, Wounded Trying to Break up Crowd
A police car is seen in Chicago, Ill., on June 18, 2021. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
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Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while trying to break up a crowd following Fourth of July gatherings, authorities said.

The shooting about 1:45 a.m. on the city’s West Side happened less than an hour after a drive-by shooting in Washington Park on the city’s Southside left two people dead and four others wounded.