Hickory Hills police said a 42-year-old Chicago man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a May 29 shootout with police near a busy intersection.

The exchange of gunfire started at about 8:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Hickory Palos Square Shopping Center, southwest of the intersection of 95th Street and Roberts Road, according to Hickory Hills police.

Authorities said an 18-year-old man and a juvenile passenger were getting out of their vehicle in the shopping center parking lot when they were approached by an armed suspect who demanded their belongings. The victim complied, handing over a key fob, and called the police.

The suspect was unable to start the vehicle and fled as officers arrived, police said. One officer attempted to stop him as he ran north across 95th Stre

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