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Ill. officer shot in neck, jaw has traumatic brain injury

The officer was shot last week while responding to reports of a break-in

By Police1 Staff

PARK FOREST, Ill. — A Park Forest officer wounded in a shooting last week was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, ABC 7 reported.

Officer Tim Jones was shot three times in the neck and jaw on March 19 while responding to reports of a break-in, the department told the news site.

Police are asking for donations for medical costs on a GoFundMe page to help support Jones’ family.

Jones, 24, remains in critical condition. He has been with the department for less than a year and is the son of a police chief in another city.

The suspect who shot Jones, 21-year-old Thurman Reynolds, was killed in a shootout with officers.

One week ago this morning, Officer Tim Jones was critically injured when he was shot while taking a man into custody. ...

Posted by Park Forest Police Department on Saturday, March 26, 2016