Shots Fired Near 127th Street And Naper Road: Plainfield PD

PLAINFIELD, IL - The Plainfield Police Department announced around noon on Tuesday that officers were investigating a report of shots fired in the area of 127th Street and Naper/Plainfield Road.

Police said they responded to the report of shots fired, as well a report of a stolen vehicle in the area, shortly before 10 a.m.

"As a result of a preliminary investigation, officers learned a vehicle was stolen from a residence within the 12700 block of South Barrow Lane. The owner of the stolen vehicle began following the stolen vehicle while he contacted 9-1-1. The driver of the stolen vehicle stopped the vehicle on 127th Street, just west of Naperville-Plainfield Road and exited. He then entered a black BMW being driven by another individual," a police news release on the incident said.

As the BMW left the area, the release went on to say, a passenger in its front seat fired a gun at least once at the vehicle being driven by the victim. It hit the victim's windshield, injuring him with broken glass, police said. Police said the victim's wounds were non-life threatening, and he was treated by members of the Plainfield Fire Protection District at the scene.

After firing at the victim's car, police said the BMW began quickly traveling east on 127th Street toward Essington Road, and police eventually decided to stop following the vehicle.

"The vehicle was last seen northbound on I55," the release said.

Plainfield Police Commander Anthony Novak said that while vehicle pursuits are allowed in Plainfield, they must be weighed against safety and traffic factors before being carried out or continued. In this case, he said, the officer involved decided that a pursuit wan't worth continuing.

"The officer and the supervisors have to weigh the danger associated with the pursuit to apprehending the party involved... the vehicle was travelling at a high speed, [the officer] lost sight of the vehicle, so he took the discretion to terminate the pursuit," Novak said.

The police closed the stretch of 127th Street between Naper/Plainfield and Book Roads during their initial investigation, but as of 1:40 p.m on Tuesday the street was re-opened.

This article will be updated should more information become available.