A man was taken into custody after a Bolingbrook police officer was shot in the southwest suburb Sunday night, police said.
Bolingbrook police said Monday morning the officer who was shot is expected to recover.
At around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, police said officers responded to a complaint of a theft at a business in the 100-block of South Bolingbrook Drive.
A suspect ran from the scene before officers got there and could not be found at the time, police said. At about 7:48 p.m., police responded to the same business, where they said the same suspect fired shots at the business, police said..
No one was hurt but some of the windows were damaged along with items inside the store. People who work nearby took cover.
“We sought shelter for probably 30 minutes or so until we felt like the area was safe. Just so that way no one was hurt,” Joshua Rabeanu said.
Authorities said an officer located the suspect across the street at his home but when he made contact, they said the man opened fire…hitting the officer twice.
“There was a little bit of crossfire by the house and one of the cops got hit and they got shot,” Eva Smerd said.
With tactical assistance from the Illinois State Police, authorities said they were ultimately able to take 24-year-old Victor Zarate into custody without incident.
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