UPDATE: Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot

5:30 PM EST UPDATE: CHICAGO (AP) — 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.

Bauer was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

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Superintendent Johnson’s remarks to the media related to today’s incident on the 100 block of West Randolph. 18th District Commander Paul Bauer has been shot and killed. An offender is in custody. https://t.co/bi6Db59Y4c pic.twitter.com/avGtu20oRI

— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) February 13, 2018

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5:13 PM EST UPDATE: CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police superintendent says an off-duty officer has died after being shot at downtown government building.

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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police spokesman says an officer has been shot while assisting a tactical team at a state government office building downtown.

Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the off-duty officer was shot around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the James R. Thompson Center. It wasn’t immediately clear if the shooting occurred inside or outside the building. The officer was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Guglielmi did not have any details about the shooting, the officer’s name or the officer’s condition. He says that Superintendent Eddie Johnson is on his way to the Thompson Center.