Manhunt In Tinley Park For 3 Connected To Double Homicide: Police

TINLEY PARK, IL — Investigators were searching for three men in connection to an earlier shooting incident in Posen, and a double homicide in Hammond, Indiana, after officers responded to a car chase that ended in a crash, prompting the four occupants to flee. One has since been apprehended, police said, and the three who remain at large are considered armed and dangerous.

Around 10 p.m. Thursday, the Tinley Park Police Department responded to the area of Ridgeland Avenue and 183rd Street, after they said a car pursuit involving Illinois State Police and the Posen Police Department made its way to Tinley Park. A Tinley Park police officer spotted the car — a white Chrysler 300 — and began to chase it down on north bound Ridgeland Avenue, police said.

According to police, four men were inside the car before it fled, speeding and crashing into railroad tracks found at Ridgeland Avenue and Oak Forest Avenue. Three men ran off on foot in different directions, while one was apprehended by the officer and is now in custody with Posen police.

Illinois State Police arrived on the scene to coordinate a perimeter and secured the area, and a CODE RED alert was issued by Tinley Park Emergency Services to those in a 1.5-mile radius of the incident, warning residents of the possible danger and to report any suspicious persons. Metra trains passing through the village were halted for hours, and passengers were eventually let out just before 1 a.m.

Police said The South Suburban Emergency Response Team and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Mutual Aid Response Team were active and arrived on the scene to assist. The Cook County Sheriffs Police Hostage Barricade Unit was also active because of the size of the area that needed to be searched.

Sheriffs Police K9 Blood Hounds were also utilized in tracking the suspects, but a "massive and comprehensive search" was being conducted by Tinley Park police and dozens of agencies from state, county and local jurisdictions. Police concluded their search in the area of Oak Forest Avenue and Ridgeland around 6:45 a.m. and determined that the men are no longer in the area.

No description of all three suspects have been released by authorities at this time, but Police Chief Matthew Walsh told Patch Friday morning that one suspect is described as black, in his late teens and was seen wearing black jeans and a black hoodie.

As of Friday afternoon, one of the suspects, a juvenile, is in Posen police custody, according to police.

Walsh told Patch that at least 70 officers were involved in the search.

Area schools are taking precautions, such as Fulton Elementary, which will still have classes but is on a lockout for the day. Students will be brought in quickly and a squad car will be present at arrival, according to an email sent to parents.

The department asks residents to report any suspicious activity to police. Investigators are also asking residents that have home security systems to check any activity on cameras throughout last evening and report any suspicious activity to 708-532-9111.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.