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Allan Reddins

Case from Oak-park, IL dated Nov 29, 2024

Victim Details

Allan Reddins

Male

Black / African American

Oak-park

IL

2024-11-29

40

Allan

Reddins

07/17/2026

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On November 29, 2024, Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, aged 40, was fatally shot while responding to a report of an armed individual leaving a bank on Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois. Detective Reddins, who had been with the department since 2019, was the first Oak Park officer to die in the line of duty since 1938.

The incident began around 9:30 a.m. when officers, including Detective Reddins, approached the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Chicago resident Jerell Thomas, ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Oak Park police detective honored as a ‘mighty hero,’ pride of the South Side
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    I came across some information about Jerell Thomas who was involved in the tragic incident with Dete... ...Read More
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