Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's security detail became the target of an early morning shooting incident on Saturday, but no injuries were sustained. The shots were fired around 3:15 a.m. outside Lightfoot's home in the Logan Square neighborhood. A squad car stationed near the residence was struck by gunfire, the bullet shattering the windshield and leaving a fragment on the car, according to NBC Chicago.
The officers present at the time of the attack were inside an unmarked vehicle but were not injured in the affair. In the aftermath, authorities have launched an investigation, but the suspect remains at large. "The Mayor and her family are shaken by news of the incident but were not harmed. They are grateful for the dangerous work and sacrifice of the detail officers," Lightfoot's spokeswoman Joanna Klonsky said in a statement obtained by NBC Chicago.
Outside Lightfoot's residence, at Wrightwood and Kimball, the situation remains tense, with the Chicago Police Department conducting ongoing investigations. No officer fired back during the incident, ensuring the situation did not escalate further. This isn't the first time Lightfoot's security has faced threats; in 2022, following an encounter with an alleged stalker near her home, the former mayor had bolstered her personal security detail.
In another alarming event from 2022, the former mayor's security exchanged gunfire with a robbery suspect. The heightened risks have been a consistent concern during and after Lightfoot's tenure, which spanned from 2019 to 2023, as reported by ABC 7 Chicago. Investigations into the latest incident targeting the former mayor's security are still underway, and authorities hope to make progress in identifying those responsible.
