Suspect In 7-Year-Old's Killing Shot By Officer On I-290: Police

CHICAGO — Chicago police said a suspect in Sunday's fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams was shot multiple times by an officer as he attempted to carjack a family on the Eisenhower Expressway.

Superintendent David Brown told reporters Chicago police were following the suspect in a western suburb when he fled onto eastbound Interstate 290 before crashing near 25th Avenue. Images from the scene showed an SUV that had driven into a ditch on the shoulder of the expressway.

"Once his vehicle crashed, he then attempted to carjack a family that was in traffic on the freeway. That's when our officer engaged the suspect, fired his weapon. The suspect was shot multiple times, and he's in an area hospital as we speak."

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said in a statement the suspect was shot in the arm. The suspect's wounds were not thought to be life-threatening, police said. No one else was reported injured in the shooting.

Thursday's shooting happened around 4 p.m., with all eastbound lanes of Interstate 290 at Mannheim Road closed hours after the shooting due to the investigation, police said.

A state police spokesperson said the agency had not been involved in the incident and was controlling traffic. There was no estimate as to when lanes would be open.

Brown said police found two guns at the scene. He declined to say if one was an AK-47, but confirmed that multiple suspects are believed to have been involved in Adams' killing.

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Adams, a Cameron Elementary School student, was fatally shot Sunday afternoon while sitting in a car with her 29-year-old father in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant in the 3200 block of West Roosevelt Road on Chicago's West Side.

The girl's father, Jontae Adams, suffered a gunshot wound to his back. At a vigil Wednesday night, he demanded justice for his daughter, who he said was shot six times. Police have said Adams' shooting is thought to be gang-related.