A Chicago-area police officer, Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, 40, died on Friday after being shot while responding to a call involving an armed offender seen leaving a bank. The incident marks the first Line of Duty death for the Oak Park Police Department since 1938.
Reddins, who joined the department in 2019, was one of several officers who confronted the suspect seen leaving a Chase Bank location. When police asked the suspect to show his hands, he allegedly drew a gun and opened fire at Reddins.
The officer was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries at approximately 10:10 a.m. The suspect was shot in the leg and is in custody, being treated at Loyola and is in stable condition.
Oak Park Police Chief Shatonya Johnson described Reddins as a “devoted father” who leaves behind his 19-year-old son, mother, and siblings. She also called him a “natural-born leader” who closed substantial cases during his time as a detective.
The Village of Oak Park extended its deepest condolences to Reddins’ family, friends, and colleagues within the Oak Park Police Department and the wider law enforcement community as they process the grief caused by this senseless act of violence.
