Oak Park Detective Killed Responding to Armed Suspect Outside Chicago

Detective Allan Reddins, a five-year veteran, was fatally shot while confronting an armed career criminal, marking the department's first on-duty death since 1938.

Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was shot and killed Friday morning while responding to reports of an armed man leaving a Chase Bank in Oak Park, Illinois.
The suspect, Jerell Thomas, 37, a North Lawndale resident with a long history of violent offenses, has been charged with first-degree murder and other related charges.
Thomas allegedly opened fire after officers ordered him to show his hands, striking Reddins in the left side; officers returned fire, wounding Thomas in the leg.
Reddins was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; Thomas remains hospitalized in stable condition and in custody.
Reddins, described as a 'natural-born leader' and 'devoted father,' leaves behind a 19-year-old son, his mother, and siblings, with funeral arrangements pending.