CHICAGO—A teenager was charged with first-degree murder and other counts Thursday after a Chicago police officer died from injuries suffered in a shootout, authorities said.
Steven Montano, 18, of Chicago, also was charged with two felony firearms charges and misdemeanor counts of assault and interfering with reporting domestic violence, the Chicago Police Department announced in a news release Thursday night.
Montano, who’s in custody, is due in bond court Friday, the news release said.
It wasn’t clear whether Montano had an attorney who might comment on the allegations against him.
The officer was shot several times Wednesday afternoon on the city’s Southwest Side, CPD Superintendent David Brown said. He was identified Thursday morning as Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32, by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office….