Police Investigate Shooting Involving Chicago Aviation Officer, Teen in Buffalo Grove

BUFFALO GROVE, IL - A Chicago Aviation officer and a teen are being investigated for their involvement in a shooting in Buffalo Grove on Thursday night, police said Friday. The shooting occurred between two vehicles on Deerfield Parkway near Brandywyn Road at about 9:06 p.m. The incident left an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and the 31-year-old off-duty officer with injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle.

Following the shooting, the officer and an 18-year-old man proceeded to the Mobil Gas Station, 1251 N. McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove, where local officers found them, according to a news release from the Buffalo Grove Police Department. Buffalo Grove Police Department officers recovered two compressed air rifles and an air pistol from the teen's vehicle. They found a handgun in the off-duty officer's vehicle.

Both men were taken to area hospitals. The off-duty officer was treated and released. The 18-year-old man was admitted in stable condition and is expected to be released later today.

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Both vehicles had a passenger inside when the shooting occurred. Neither passenger was injured, according to the news release.

The names of both the Chicago Aviation officer and the teen are being withheld at this time, police said. The Buffalo Grove Police Department is in the process of interviewing all known witnesses and the Chicago Department of Aviation has been notified about the incident.

This is not the first time this year Chicago Aviation Police have made headlines for potential wrongdoing. On April 9, aviation officers were involved in forcibly removing a passenger from a flight at O'Hare International Airport.

Dr. David Dao, 69, was one of four people randomly chosen to be bumped April 9 from the Chicago-to-Louisville flight so that airline employees could fly. Dao was forcibly dragged down the plane's aisle by Chicago Aviation Police when he refused to give up his seat.

Dao hurt his mouth when his face hit an armrest after his flailing arms struck an officer holding him. Chicago aviation security officers claimed Dao "responded repeatedly in an aggressive manner" when he was asked to give up his seat.

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Video of Dao's dragging spread across social media and created a media storm of outrage directed at Chicago-based United and its handling of the situation.

Patch will update with more information as it becomes available