Nov. 23, 2010 / 1:04 AM

Off-duty officer shot, killed in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- An off-duty police officer in Chicago was shot and killed Monday inside his personal car, authorities said.

Police responding to a call of shots fired on Chicago's Southwest side at 6:30 p.m. found an unresponsive man in a vehicle, Chicago Police spokesman Daniel O'Brien told the Chicago Tribune.

The identity of the officer, found on the 2900 block of West Seipp Street, was not provided.

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