I-290 CPD shooting involved suspect in Jaslyn Adams shooting; Inbound lanes closed at 25th Ave near Bellwood, Broadview
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Evelyn Holmes and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:09PM
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All inbound lanes of I-290 are blocked from just before the 25th Avenue exit due to police investigation of a police shooting.
BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- All inbound lanes of I-290 are shut down from just before the 25th Avenue exit near Bellwood after a police shooting Thursday afternoon.
CPD Superintendent David Brown said officers were performing surveillance on a suspect in the murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in the west suburbs earlier Thursday afternoon. When they tried to apprehend the suspect, the suspect fled and crashed on the side of the Eisenhower Expressway, then attempted to carjack another family's car in traffic on the expressway.
Officers then shot the suspect, Brown said. The suspect sustained non-life threatening injuries, Brown said. Two firearms were recovered.
No further details have bene released.
Illinois State Police said they are on the scene assisting Chicago police with traffic control as CPD investigates the incident, which happened around 4:30 p.m.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability tweeted that it was responding to the scene for an officer-involved shooting but did not offer any further details.
ISP said the lanes are expected to remain shut down for an indefinite amount of time.
Drivers should seek alternate routes and are warned to slow down and be careful if in the area of the investigation.
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nikka shot a CPD officer too. Hope it was worth it.
