Crime & Safety

Bolingbrook Man Shoots Self in Head While Driving

The 25-year-old man was driving around with friends when he put a gun to his head, which he believed to be unloaded, and pulled the trigger.


A 25-year-old Bolingbrook man accidentally shot himself in the head shortly after midnight Oct. 31, according to the Aurora Police Department

Chadd R. Harrison, of the 1000 block of Bothwell Ln., accidentally shot and killed himself at around 12:30 a.m. Oct 31, while driving a car in the 1300 block of Valayna Dr. in Aurora.

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Harrison was with two other men, ages 24 and 25, both of whom are from Aurora, when he apparently displayed a .45 caliber handgun and began playing with the firearm while driving, according to police.

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After telling the two other men that the firearm was unloaded, he held it to his head and pulled the trigger. The firearm then discharged into his head. The 25-year-old man with Harrison was able to stop the vehicle by throwing it into park. Aurora Fire Dept. paramedics transported Harrison to an Aurora hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The other two men were not injured. It is unknown if Harrison’s actions were the result of intoxication as it was not mentioned in the report, police said.


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