A Chicago police officer in the 6th District was shot and killed Thursday night in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. According tot he Chicago Police Department, officers were on patrol and attempted to conduct an investigatory stop just before 10 p.

A Chicago police officer was shot and killed during an armed confrontation in a Chatham apartment Thursday night, authorities said.

The officer, assigned to the Gresham District tactical team, was shot near East 82nd Street and South Drexel Avenue, law enforcement sources said. Officers attempting to rush her for treatment crashed,