(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Bodycam footage released Thursday from Oak Park police shows an encounter that left a detective dead the day after Thanksgiving.
Detective Allan Reddins can be seen approaching a man who was at the center of reports of an armed suspect near a bank the morning of Nov. 29.
“Don’t reach, bro. Don’t reach. Keep your hands up,” Reddins can be heard saying.
Seconds later, shots ring out.
Reddins was shot in his side and was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. Officials said Reddins' death was the department's first line-of-duty death since 1938.
CONTENT WARNING: The unedited video below shows the shooting of Detective Allan Reddins. It contains graphic language and violence.
Officers returned fire – striking 37-year-old Jerell Thomas of Chicago. Authorities say the 37-year-old faces up to 56 charges – including first-degree murder of the 40-year-old detective.
Reddins was a five-year veteran of the Oak Park Police Department
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