Police say a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shot a motorist after being called to the scene to investigate a suspicious vehicle. Police in the Cook County city of Blue Island say a caller called police early Thursday about a suspicious vehicle and requested a well-being check on a male who was unresponsive in the driver’s seat. Police say that when officers arrived, they saw a gun on the front passenger seat. Once additional officers arrived, they were able to wake the driver, who police say reached for the passenger seat, prompting an officer to fire one round. Police say the male motorist was struck in the torso area and pronounced dead at a hospital.
