Police investigate an officer-involved shooting early Saturday in Centreville
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Centreville Police and Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened early Saturday in the 200 block of Illinois 157, also known as North 88th Street, authorities said.
Centreville Detective DeMarius Thomas said police received a call about the shooting at 2:47 a.m. He said police were told at the scene that a suspect jumped out of a car and started shooting. “An officer returned fire,” Thomas said.
Centreville police contacted State Police to conduct the investigation.
According to a statement from the State Police, an off-duty officer from a neighboring department was working at Club Onyx when he saw two suspects firing assault rifles at an occupied vehicle on Illinois Route 157.
The off-duty officer fired his weapon in the direction of the two armed gunmen.
“It is unknown if the two armed gunmen were struck by gunfire,” the statement said.
No other details, including the off-duty officer’s identity or department affiliation, were available.
This is a breaking story and will be updated as more details become available.
