An Oak Park police officer fatally shot Christian Wallace, 38, of Chicago during a traffic stop at Austin Boulevard and Harrison Street on Sunday night, May 31. The Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force is conducting the independent investigation required under state law for any officer-involved death.

Wallace was pronounced dead at 9:59 p.m.

The sequence of events, as described by village spokesperson Dan Yopchick to the Wednesday Journal: an officer stopped Wallace's SUV near the Shell station at the Oak Park–Chicago border, ordered him out of the vehicle, and conducted a "protective pat down" that revealed a concealed firearm. A struggle over the weapon followed. Wallace regained possession of the gun, and the officer fired. A firearm with a defaced serial number was recovered at the scene.

Under the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act, the investigation must be conducted by at least two certified independent investigators with no ties to Oak Park's police department. The Cook County State's Attorney's Law Enforcement Accountability Division must be notified within 72 hours. If no charges are filed against the officer, investigators are required to publicly release a report of their findings.

At the Oak Park Village Board meeting on Wednesday, June 10, five residents spoke during public comment about the shooting. Resident Kristina Rogers told the board the officer fired nine shots and hit Wallace four times. Village officials have not publicly addressed that claim.

Village President Vicki Scaman told the board the village is coordinating with the State Police task force on releasing body-camera footage. "You do have my word that we will be releasing the video as soon as we are actually able," Scaman said. She added that she had expected to announce the video's release at that meeting but was not yet able to do so.

As of the June 10 meeting, the village had not publicly identified the officer who fired the shots.

No timeline for the release of body-camera footage, the completion of the state investigation, or a public safety committee hearing had been announced as of the June 10 village board meeting, the most recent public update available.