A Chicago police officer has died after being wounded during a shootout while responding to a call of a man chasing a woman with a gun, authorities said.

The officer was shot several times Wednesday afternoon on the city�s Southwest Side, Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said. His name was not immediately released because relatives were still being notified.

�At close range shots were exchanged between the offender and our officer who is now deceased,� Brown said in a news conference outside Mount Sinai Hospital.

The officer shot back and wounded the suspect in the head, Brown said. The suspect, identified as an 18-year-old with one prior violation, was in critical condition Wednesday night.

The officer had five years on the job, Brown said.

�He had a bright future ahead of him,� the superintendent said.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared with Brown at the news conference.

�Tragedy has befallen the Chicago Police Department and, really, the city,� Lightfoot said.

(AP)