A Chicago police officer and another individual were shot and killed on the city’s South Side on Monday evening, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

The shooting occurred in the East Chatham neighborhood near East 80th Street and South Ingleside Avenue around 8 p.m.

CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling reported that officers initiated a stop on a vehicle occupied by three individuals.

As officers approached, gunfire erupted from inside the car, striking the 26-year-old Enrique Martinez multiple times. A second person inside the vehicle was also fatally shot.

Snelling confirmed that an officer discharged their weapon during the confrontation. Detectives are now analyzing the officers’ firearms as part of the ongoing investigation.

The suspected shooter attempted to flee on foot but was later apprehended.

A third person, seated in the rear of the vehicle, was taken into custody at the scene.

Fellow officers transported the injured officer to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The officer had served with CPD for nearly three years.

At the scene, police recovered two firearms: one was in possession of the person found deceased in the vehicle, and the second, a semi-automatic weapon with an extended magazine, was found nearby.

Several streets surrounding the scene were cordoned off as the investigation continued into the evening.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability responded to the incident, and the Mobile Command Post was also on-site.

A significant police presence was observed outside the University of Chicago Medical Center, located on East 57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue, as officers mourned their colleague’s passing.