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Suspect Arrested After Teen Shot Outside Matteson Community Center

Police review surveillance footage in advance of the community center’s scheduled reopening Wednesday morning.

FILE – A man walks by a Nintendo Switch display at an electronics retail chain store in Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
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Overview

  • A fight between the teen and the suspect escalated into gunfire around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the Matteson Community Center on the 20600 block of Matteson Avenue.
  • Officers and fire crews discovered the teenager inside the facility with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and he was transported to a hospital for treatment.
  • The alleged gunman fled on foot but was captured in Richton Park approximately two hours later after a brief chase.
  • Matteson police say there is no ongoing threat to residents and they are collaborating with center staff to examine surveillance video and interview witnesses.
  • The Matteson Community Center closed early Tuesday and is set to reopen for regular programming Wednesday morning.