HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — State police say a man died overnight after his gun discharged during a struggle over the weapon as troopers were conducting a traffic stop in suburban Chicago.
Police said troopers made a traffic stop about 12:30 a.m. in Harvey when 30-year-old Darren Green Jr. of Chicago attempted to get into the sport utility vehicle’s driver’s side and a trooper saw a gun in his waistband.
Police say a struggle over the gun followed during which the weapon discharged and struck the passenger, who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
State police say the troopers were not shot and they did not fire their weapons.
