Off-duty Chicago police officer shot, killed during pursuit

Police guard the crime scene after an off-duty Chicago police officer was shot at the James R. Thompson Center, in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Chicago Police officers arrive at Northwestern Memorial Hospital emergency room, where an high-ranking Chicago Police officer was brought in code red, serious to critical condition, after being shot in or near the Thompson Center in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Police guard the crime scene after an off-duty Chicago police officer was shot at the James R. Thompson Center, in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the off-duty officer was shot around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the James R. Thompson Center. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A Chicago police officer strings crime scene tape across from the Thompson Center after an off-duty officer was shot in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Pedestrians navigate crime scene tape as police guard the scene where an off-duty officer was shot while assisting a tactical team at a state government office building, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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CHICAGO — Chicago’s police chief says a high-ranking member of the department has died after being shot at a state government building downtown.

Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters that Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot several times. He was off-duty when he went to assist tactical officers pursuing a fleeing suspect near the James R. Thompson Center shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnson says the suspect was taken into custody and a gun was recovered at the scene.

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