Shootout leads to officer death in Oak Park Illinois

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Oak Park police have released body camera video from the November 2024 shootout that killed Detective Allan Reddins, who was responding to a call of a man with a gun leaving a bank.

Around 9 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2024, the day after Thanksgiving, Reddins and several other officers responded to a call of a person with a gun leaving the Chase Bank on Lake Street, near the Oak Park Public Library.

Police on Thursday released body camera footage from five officers involved in the shootout, including Reddins.

Footage from Reddins' body-worn camera shows him approaching the suspect – later identified as 37-year-old Jerell Thomas – and telling him, "Don't reach, bro. Don't reach. Keep your hands up."

Video from a second officer's body camera shows that officer also approaching Thomas, and asking, "Can I talk to you for a second, sir?"