CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man accused of murdering another man and shooting a Chicago police officer avoided trial after pleading guilty.

Walter Johnson pleaded guilty Friday. He was identified as the person who shot a man, killing him, before shooting a police officer in the wrist on West Harrison in January 2020. The officer survived.

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Police said Johnson fatally shot a 26-year-old man in the first block of South Karlov Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

A Chicago police sergeant witnessed the shooting and followed Johnson, who was driving a white pick-up truck, police said. When Johnson realized he was being followed, police said he got out of the pickup truck, pointed a gun at the police officer's vehicle, and fired multiple rounds.

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