A woman was stabbed to death and an off-duty Chicago police detective was shot after intervening in an attack in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.
A woman was stabbed to death and an off-duty Chicago police detective was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the city's Portage Park neighborhood, according to authorities.
Police said the off-duty detective was observed a man stabbing a woman just after 2:20 p.m. in the 5600 block of West Leland Avenue when he intervened, firing shots at the suspect who later fled the scene.
According to Chicago police, the suspect was later found dead inside a vehicle in the 5500 block of West Leland Avenue.
While attempting to stop the assailant, police said the detective sustained a graze wound to the leg. The woman stabbed succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The detective was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The shooting is under investigation by the city's Civilian Office of Police Accountability. There was no further information available.
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