HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - A man died early Wednesday after his gun discharged during a struggle over the weapon as troopers were conducting a traffic stop in suburban Chicago, Illinois State Police said.
Troopers stopped an SUV for not using headlights about 12:30 a.m. in Harvey when Darren Green Jr., 30, of Chicago attempted to get into the sport utility vehicle’s driver’s side and a trooper saw a gun in his waistband, police said.
A struggle over the gun followed during which the weapon discharged and struck the passenger, who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said.
The troopers were not shot and they did not fire their weapons, police said.
After the shooting, the SUV rolled forward and hit a trooper, who police said suffered minor injuries. The vehicle then crashed into a bus shelter.
An 8-year-old girl and two other women, one of whom was driving, was also in the vehicle at the time of the incident, state police said.
The shooting remains under investigation, and two troopers have been placed on administrative leave pending its outcome, authorities said.
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