PHOTO: CPD officer, Malissa Torres, unalived herself at 18th District at 1160 N Larabee

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that CPD officer, Malissa Torres, unalived herself at 18th District at 1160 N Larabee

P.O Malissa Torres committed suicide as she shot herself dead with a gun.

A large police presence with more than a dozen Chicago Police Department squad cars lined the street in front of Northwestern Memorial Hospital downtown early Thursday after an off-duty officer inside the 18th District police station died overnight. READ MORE HERE

According to a police source, the female officer died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A death investigation was underway, police said.

“The Chicago Police Department is mourning the tragic loss of an officer within the 18th District station,” CPD said in a statement. “Our officers are human, and we cannot forget that they face the same challenges as everyone else while balancing the difficulties that come with being a police officer.”

“We ask the public to keep this officer’s family and her fellow officers in your prayers as we grieve this unimaginable loss,” the statement went on to say.

The 18th District station is closed for service as the investigation continues, police said. Service calls within the district are being handled by nearby districts.