A worker at a store in the 10800 block of South Central Avenue around noon Monday was in a verbal dispute with other employees when he pulled out a handgun and fired at the group, police said.
Sun-Times wire
An off-duty Oak Lawn police officer was shot while working as a security guard at a store, Oak Lawn police said.
A worker at a store in the 10800 block of South Central Avenue was involved in a verbal dispute with other employees about noon Monday when he pulled out a handgun and fired at the group, police said. He hit an off-duty Oak Lawn police sergeant, who was there working as a security guard. Four shots struck his Kevlar. A fifth shot struck the officer in the leg.
The gun jammed, and the off-duty officer and another security guard detained the gunman before the off-duty officer applied a tourniquet to his own leg, police said.
The off-duty officer was taken to a nearby hospital. The other security guard suffered minor injuries but refused medical attention at the scene, police said.
The gunman was arrested and charges are pending.