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Allan Reddins

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : Black

Date : 11/29/2024

Location : 800 block of Lake Street

City : Oak Park

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Oak Park Police Department

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed on duty in shootout

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/29/2024, Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, 40, responded to a report of an individual seen leaving a bank on the 800 block of Lake Street with a firearm. Upon arrival, Detective Reddins confronted the armed individual, leading to an exchange of gunfire. Detective Reddins was critically injured, sustaining a gunshot wound to his left side, and was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. The individual was shot in the leg and taken into custody; charges are pending. Detective Reddins had served with the Oak Park Police Department since May 2019.

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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality (Detective Allan Reddins)
1 injured (armed individual)

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Last update: 11/29/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://www.oakpark.com/2024/11/29/oak-park-police-officer-dies-in-shooting/
2. https://abc7chicago.com/post/oak-park-il-shooting-today-officer-shot-critically-injured-lake-street-suspect-wounded-police-say/15603128/