( CNN ) -- A Chicago police officer was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon during a struggle with a suspect in a police facility parking lot , police said . Officer Thor Soderberg was walking to his vehicle in the parking lot at 61st and Racine on the city 's South Side , after completing a shift with the department 's Operation Protect Youth program , when he encountered the offender , said James Jackson , assistant superintendent of police operations . `` The 24-year-old suspect disarmed the officer and then shot him , '' Jackson said at a news conference Wednesday night . The department believes the suspect then was involved in an armed robbery a short distance away from the shooting , where he fired additional shots , said Jackson . `` Several officers quickly responded and there was an exchange of gunfire with the offender . The suspect was shot . His injuries are non-life threatening , '' said Jackson . The suspect was in stable condition at Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn , according to a police spokesman . Soderberg was 43 years old and an 11-year veteran of the department , said Jackson . He was most recently assigned to the department 's education and training division .
NEW : Chicago police identify officer killed in struggle . Shooting occurred in police facility parking lot . Suspect shot in gun battle with responding officers . Suspect hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries .