Officer Richard Francis, 60, shot and killed with his own weapon around 0200 AM this morning.
- A 27-year veteran Chicago police officer was shot and killed by a woman who grabbed his gun during a struggle outside a police headquarters on the North Side early Wednesday morning, Supt. Jody Weis said.
Officers who responded to the scene at Belmont and Western Avenues around 2 a.m., then shot the woman several times, critically wounding her, authorities said.
Belmont District Officer Richard Francis, 60, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 3 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner's office said. The unidentified woman was at the same hospital being treated early this morning.
Thoughts and prayers ONLY for Officer Francis, his family and the 019th District in this thread. All others will be deleted without fail.
God bless Officer Francis.
UPDATE: We meant what we said in the above paragraph. NO second guessing, NO blaming, and certainly NOTHING for the killer of our brother.
God bless Officer Francis.
UPDATE: We meant what we said in the above paragraph. NO second guessing, NO blaming, and certainly NOTHING for the killer of our brother.
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