OAK LAWN (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Investigations are underway after a shooting Monday that wounded an off-duty Oak Lawn police sergeant.
The gunfire, according to Oak Lawn Police, rang out around noon in a parking lot near a business near 108th and Central.
Police said an employee of the business got into a verbal argument with other employees. The off-duty officer, working security for the business, along with another guard responded to the altercation.
Eventually, the situation escalated when the instigating employee pulled out a semi-automatic handgun from an inside coat pocket, police said. He loaded his gun and began firing at the off-duty sergeant.
The other security guard shot at least one round at the suspect.
The off-duty sergeant was hit several times, once in the leg and multiple bullets ricocheting off his kevlar vest.
At one point, the suspect’s gun became jammed, allowing the sergeant and other guard to physically subdue him, police said.
The sergeant was able to apply a tourniquet to his wounded leg and was transported to an area hospital. The second security guard suffered minor injuries but refused medical attention.
The suspect was placed into custody. Charges are pending.
Nearby Richards High School was placed in a brief lockdown during the police response.
He was reportedly struck in the leg while a bulletproof vest was able to deflect a pair of bullets, striking him in the chest.
WBBM's Andy Dahn contributed to this report.
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