Gunman critically wounded in struggle over weapon with officer in Far South Side

Chicago police work the scene of an officer-involved shooting Friday in the 11100 block of South Racine Avenue in the Morgan Park neighborhood. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

A man was critically wounded in a struggle over a weapon with an officer Friday night in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.

Officers were patrolling the area near the 11100 block of South Racine Avenue when they saw a man standing on the sidewalk with a weapon, Interim Supt. Fred Waller said.