Oak Park Detective Killed in Line of Duty; Suspect Charged with Murder

Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was fatally shot while responding to a report of an armed man leaving a bank in Illinois, marking the first on-duty officer death in Oak Park since 1938.

• Detective Allan Reddins of the Oak Park Police Department was killed Friday morning after confronting an armed suspect outside a bank.
• The suspect, 37-year-old Jerell Thomas, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder of a peace officer, and multiple firearm-related offenses.
• Thomas, described by law enforcement as a 'habitual criminal,' has a history of arrests for violent offenses, including battery and resisting police officers.
• Reddins, a 40-year-old officer who joined the department in 2019, is the first Oak Park officer killed on duty in 86 years.
• A police procession honored Detective Reddins on Saturday, and plans for a public memorial are being arranged.

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