Suspect dead after chase from Plano ends with shootout with police in Aurora, authorities say
AURORA, Ill. (CBS) — A suspect is dead after a police chase across multiple suburbs ended with an exchange of gunfire with police in Aurora, Illinois, Friday night.
Authorities said the incident started in Plano, Illinois, and ended in Aurora. A large police presence was near a gas station, where the chase possibly ended.
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office said they were assisting the Plano Police Department with reports of shots fired just before 7 p.m. Friday on Pratt Street—a residential area in Plano. That's where police found a car believed to be connected to the shooting.
Police said the pursuit ended near Route 34 and Eola Road in Aurora, where deputies and officers came face to face with an armed suspect. They said, "Deputies and officers, facing a lethal threat, engaged the subject to protect the public and themselves. No law enforcement officers were injured."
Around 10:30 p.m. The Kendall County Sheriff's Office requested the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 1 to investigate the shooting. it was revealed that the suspect was struck by gunfire and taken to a local hospital where they died. The age and gender of the suspect were not released.
No further information was immediately available.
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