Funeral arrangements, vigil announced for fallen Oak Park police Detective Allan Reddins

OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- The village of Oak Park released funeral arrangement information Wednesday for a detective killed in the line-of-duty last week.

Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was shot and killed last Friday, when confronting a man who had allegedly left a bank nearby with a gun.

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Reddins, a five-year veteran, was the first Oak Park officer to lose his life in the line-of-duty in 86 years.

Family and friends will gather for a visitation from 1 to 8 p.m. next Wednesday at Leak & Sons Funeral Home, located at 7838 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago.

A police officer walk-through is expected to take place at approximately 7 p.m. for members of the Oak Park Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.

A wake begins at 10:30 a.m. next Thursday, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Apostolic Church of God, located at 6320 S. Dorchester Ave. in Chicago.

Oak Park will also host a vigil to mark one week since Reddins was killed.

The candlelight vigil will happen at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 123 Madison St.

Police Chief Shatonya Johnson and Village President Vicki Scaman are expected to speak.

Jerell Thomas, 37, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder of a peace officer, possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in connection with the shooting.

Police say Thomas had a previous criminal history, with multiple arrests, including aggravated battery to a police officer.

Thomas did not appear as previously scheduled in court Monday because he is still in the hospital.

He was also shot in the incident Friday. His court date was rescheduled to this Thursday.

For those interested in donating to support a fund for the Reddins family, Oak Park Lodge #8, Fraternal Order of Police, is currently collecting donations via Zelle to the following email address: oakparklodge8@gmail.com.

A QR code to contribute via Zelle is also available at www.oak-park.us/reddins.

Money raised will go directly to a financial account that has been set up by the Fraternal Order of Police in support of the Reddins the family, in particular for his son who attends college out of state and his mother who is receiving medical treatment, Oak Park officials said.

For more information, contact Lodge 8 Secretary Joseph Nash at oakparklodge8@gmail.com.

The Reddins family said in a statement Wednesday, "The Family of Detective Allan Reddins mourns the loss of their father, son, brother and friend. Allan was a proud father of his son, an honor student at Morehouse College, who states, 'my dad is my hero and now my guardian angel. I am now more determined than ever to continue to make both of my parents proud.'