A Chicago police officer was badly hurt during a shootout with a gunman who was also shot Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side, officials said.

The officer was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were listed in “very critical” condition, said Chicago Fire department spokesman Larry Langford.

The alleged offenger, a male, was taken to Stoger Hospital, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. His condition had stabilized, said Langford.

The shooting happened along a residential block in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue.

An officer could be heard screaming to a 911 dispatcher after a call shots fired at at 5258 S. Spaulding Ave. came over to the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC).

”10-1! 10-1, officer down, officer down!…I need an ambo, get an ambo – officer down!”

Officer Michelle Tannehill, a spokesperson for Chicago police, said public information officers were on the scene.

Additionally, representatives from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability were also there, confirming at least one officer discharged their gun.

As of about 6:45 p.m., a chunk of South Spaulding Avenue, which is one-way going south, was blocked off with red police tape at West 51st Street, a scene flanked by over a dozen Chicago police squad cars.

Traffic on 51st Street was slow moving as motorists crawled through the intersection to take a look at what was happening down the block.

Some nearby residents were seen hanging around in front of houses, while others saw the commotion while on their way home and quickly made their way inside. Others also stood across the intersection, watching everything unfold while discussing in Spanish.

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