One juvenile was arrested and another remains at large after what a source calls an attempted carjacking involving an off-duty police officer late Thursday in Homewood.
The incident occurred in the 18600 block of Klimm Avenue shortly before 11 p.m., police said. The offenders flashed a handgun and demanded that the officer get out of his parked car. The South Chicago Heights officer fired his gun in defense, Homewood Deputy Police Chief Denise McGrath said in a release.
The suspects fled and the officer pursued them. One offender, a 17-year-old from Chicago Heights, was taken into custody at Millennium Park, 18600 Harwood Avenue. The second suspect was not found, but was described as a black male wearing a dark colored sweatshirt.
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A handgun that did not belong to the officer was found near the scene. A car that had been reported stolen from Chicago Heights was found in the 18600 block of Golfview Avenue. Both will be processed to determine if there is any connection to the suspects.
The Homewood Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit is handling the investigation.
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