CHICAGO - The Chicago police oversight agency has released video showing a shootout between an off-duty officer and a group of people last month on the Southwest Side.

What we know:

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Thursday released surveillance video and other materials from the shooting.

The footage shows the officer exchanging gunfire with four offenders at around 6:13 a.m. on Aug. 3 in the 4800 block of South Bishop St., in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The officer was injured by broken glass and taken to a hospital for observation. No other injuries were reported.

Police said the armed group got into a white sedan and fled.

The officer was placed on routine administrative leave for at least 30 days, as required by CPD protocol.

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