MAZON, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A Grundy County Sheriff's Deputy is recovering and in good spirits Friday morning, after he was shot three times during a traffic stop Thursday evening in a town 70 miles southwest of Chicago.
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department said the shooting happened just after 5 p.m. Thursday evening near Mazon, Illinois, which is about 30 miles southwest of Joliet. The deputy was attempting to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over and fled, leading police on a pursuit.
The driver then got out of his vehicle and starting running. The deputy chased the driver on foot for several blocks, Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley said. At one point, the deputy got within an "arms length or two" of the suspect, and at that point, the driver fired three shots at the deputy.
One of the shots hit the deputy in the arm.
"He was then shot a second time in the front chest area, just above the stomach and about the lower part of the ribcage," Sheriff Ken Briley said.
Those two bullets were deflected by the officer’s bullet-proof vest.
The deputy was taken to the hospital, where he is now recovering and said to be in "good spirits."
The suspect was later taken into custody by police at an apartment building. It's possible the suspect was injured, an official said.
The Illinois State Police is investigating.
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