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Ill. officer fatally wounded in shooting

Detective Allan Reddins was killed when responding to a call involving a person armed with a gun who was seen leaving a bank

Deanese Williams-Harris, Jason Meisner
Chicago Tribune

OAK PARK, Ill. — An Oak Park police officer was fatally wounded Friday morning in a shooting in the near west suburb, officials said.

According to an Oak Park Police Department spokesperson, Detective Allan Reddins was killed in the line of duty when responding to a call involving a person armed with a gun who was seen leaving a bank in the 1000 block of Lake Street.

At 9:36 a.m., the Oak Park Fire Department responded to a call of shots fired in the 800 block of Lake Street in Oak Park . Upon arriving, firefighter/paramedics learned that an Oak Park police officer, Reddins, had been shot in the left side.

He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition and died of his injuries at approximately 10:10 a.m. , officials said.

Officials said the alleged gunman also was wounded.

In a statement, the village of Oak Park extended its deepest condolences to Reddins’ family, friends and colleagues within the Police Department and the wider law enforcement community as they process the grief caused by this violence.

Officials said Reddins’ death marks the first line of duty death for the Oak Park Police Department since 1938.

The offender was shot in the leg. He is in custody and was being treated at Loyola Medical and in stable condition.

Reddins was 40 years old and a Chicago resident. He was sworn into the Oak Park Police Department in May 2019 .

The investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to call the Oak Park Police Department at 708-386-3800. Information may be provided anonymously by calling 708-434-1636 or online at www.oak-park.us/crimetip.

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