Police: Man shot by Chicago officer after 2 kidnapped in Elgin
A man suspected of kidnapping two people in Elgin was shot and killed by Chicago police Monday morning, authorities said.
An off-duty police officer saw a man and a woman handcuffed together and running down the street at 6:45 a.m. in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago, Chicago police said. The officer pulled over and spoke with the victims, who said they had been kidnapped.
The off-duty officer called police and officers went to an apartment on the 6200 block of West Grand Avenue in Chicago to look for the offender and any other victims, police said. There was an armed confrontation in the apartment and an officer shot a 41-year-old man who died later at Illinois Masonic Hospital, police said. The man's weapon was recovered at the scene, police said.
The man and woman who were handcuffed were kidnapped at around midnight Sunday on the 100 block of N. Porter Street in Elgin, Elgin police reported. The two were known to the kidnapper, Elgin police said.
"This does not appear to be a random act," a statement on the police department's Facebook page said.
The man and woman showed no obvious injuries, Chicago police said, according to ABC 7 News. The victims were giving statements to detectives from Elgin and Chicago, Elgin police spokeswoman Kristie Hilton said.
No further details were available, she said.
Chicago police spokeswoman Jessica Rocco said the incident is under investigation and no further details were available. The name of the man who was shot will not be released until he is identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office, she said.
The Chicago officer involved will be placed on 30-day administrative duty and the shooting is being investigated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Chicago police said.
Anyone with information about the carjacking and kidnapping can submit anonymous tips via the Elgin police crime line at (847) 695-4195 or by texting 847411, and including ELGINPD in the beginning of the text along with the message and/or tip information.