A 37-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder for the Friday morning shooting of an Oak Park police detective, according to local authorities.

Still stunned by the shooting death of Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, his colleagues and community spent Saturday and Sunday sharing memorie,—as memorials for the fallen officer continued to grow.

Det. Allan Reddins, 40, was killed by an armed offender, authorities said. His death marks the first time an officer has died in the line of duty at the Oak Park Police Department since 1938

Charges have been filed against a Chicago man in the deadly shooting of an Oak Park detective, according to the village. Jerell Thomas, 37, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the line-of-duty death of Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins.

The officer was shot in the side and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later. He was identified as Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins. Reddins, 40, lived in Chicago and was sworn into the Oak Park Police Department in May 2019, officials said. The suspect was also shot in the leg.

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Oak Park police detective Friday morning.

A man has been charged in Friday’s shooting death of a police officer in west suburban Oak Park. A Chicago man with an extensive criminal background has been charged in the shooting death of Detective Allen Reddins.