Oak Forest police shoot at burglary suspect

[John]

Oak Forest police fired two gunshots at a home burglary suspect Saturday after the man pulled out a gun of his own as he fled, police said.

Deshawn Brown, 19, 16794 Hillside Place, Tinley Park, was arrested a short time later without incident and charged with residential burglary, police said.

The burglary took place just before 11 a.m. Saturday in the 15600 block of South Lamon Avenue. Police said neighbors witnessed a man going into a house and called police.

Oak Forest Police Chief Greg Anderson said police had the house surrounded when a man bolted out a side door.

Two police officers gave chase, Anderson said. When they saw the man reach into his pants and pull out a handgun, two officers each fired one shot at him. Nobody was hit, Anderson said.

Brown was arrested about 15 minutes later at an apartment complex about a block away, police said.

Anderson said he will conduct a routine investigation of the shooting.

"Any time an officer fires a weapon at a subject, you have to do a thorough investigation to determine whether use of force was justified. This is the gravest use of force police can use," he said

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[Dead Eye]

Looks like they need more range time and only one shot each ???

[Oak Forest Charlie]

Congrats to the Oak Forest Police Dept. for catching this guy. It is good to see that this scum bag will be held accountable for his crime. Also, everyone in Oak Forest needs to learn from this. Be vigilant and trust yout gut! We all need to look out for each other. If you see someone or something suspicious on your block, play it safe and call the police. Whoever called the police on this dirt ball should get a gold metal. Thank you for setting such a good example and showing everyone what being a good neighbor is all about. Together, let's all send a message to these parasites that they are messing in the wrong neighborhood!

[resident]

It would of been nice if they shot him! Can you imagine what would of happen if it went through someones house and struck and killed a innocent bystander. Very fortunate that no one got killed! Maybe it's time for the officers to practice at the gun range before they decide to pull the trigger

[just a thought]

I don't think we need to worry about the police officers shooting skills as much as we need to worry about why this guy was only given a $25,000.00 bond? Which means he only needed $2,500.00 to get out and walk the streets!! Are theses judges in Markham courthouse for us or the criminals???

[OMG]

Anyone know which Judge was on the bench for this? They are elected. Remember his name.