Shots Fired in Palos Hills

Dogs and infrared equipment were called in to comb a Palos Hills neighborhood after three cars were struck by gunfire shortly before midnight on Sept. 29 in the 9900 block of South 86th Terrace. When police arrived, they found a man standing next to a car with shell casings and loose marijuana on the ground.

Palos Hills police said the man told them he and two other men were sitting in the vehicle when someone drove up and began shooting at them. Police said the men’s stories differed, however.

Police did not find anyone during the search, but after midnight an armed man walked up to one of the three men who were shot at and threatened him, yelling “Don’t bring this type of stuff here,” according to police.

Officers arrested Christopher Murray, 48, of Palos Hills, confiscated his 9mm Glock, and charged him with aggravated assault.

Palos Hills police said investigators are working with Justice police in an attempt to identify subjects in a recent incident in Justice that mirrors the one in Palos Hills.