ATF Agent Shot in the Head on Chicago's South Side: Police

A federal agent was shot in the head on Chicago’s South Side early Friday, according to police.Authorities said the shooting took place at around 3:18 a.m. in the 4500 Block of South Hermitage in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Sanders Faces New Credibility Questions The agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was working on a federal investigation with Chicago police officers when the shooting occurred, CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a tweet. The agent was shot in the head and taken to an area hospital in critical condition, according to the ATF and Chicago police. Giuliani: Trump Learned of Reimbursement About a Week Ago Just after 8:30 a.m., a spokeswoman for the ATF said at a news conference that the agent’s condition had stabilized and he was expected to make “a full recovery.” “I want to thank all of our law enforcement partners throughout the country that have reached out to us and given us their full support,” Celinez Nunez, special agent in charge of the ATF’s Chicago field division, said.  After Flirting With Gun-Control Movement, Trump Faces NRA Further details, including the agent’s age and identity, were not immediately available.Another officer was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for observation, Guglielmi said in a second tweet, but he added that CPD had not received any reports of a second agent or officer shot. CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson ordered the “full deployment of Chicago Police specialized units to assist” the ATF in the investigation, Guglielmi said, including the organized crime units, as well as area gang, saturation and gun teams. No one was in custody in connection with the shooting, according to police, who continue to investigate.
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