The Brief Two men were charged after prosecutors said they tried to rob undercover ATF agents during a gun trafficking investigation in Country Club Hills, leading to a shooting that wounded both suspects. Authorities said one suspect was shot by ATF agents at the scene, while another was shot by a Chicago police officer after fleeing and allegedly fighting with the officer. Three guns were recovered, a third suspect was charged with assaulting a federal officer, and a fourth man faces federal machine gun trafficking charges tied to the investigation.



Two men have been charged after authorities said they tried to rob undercover federal agents during a gun trafficking investigation in Country Club Hills, leading to a shooting that left both of them wounded.

Country Club Hills shooting

The backstory:

The incident unfolded Tuesday evening as undercover agents with the ATF conducted an operation tied to an ongoing firearm trafficking investigation.

Prosecutors alleged that undercover ATF officers and a confidential informant were waiting outside a home in Country Club Hills to buy guns when a vehicle carrying several people arrived.

Authorities said 19-year-old Amir Fagan, 18-year-old Demond Edwards and a third person got out of the vehicle and pointed guns at the officers in an apparent robbery attempt.

A separate team of ATF agents quickly responded and opened fire, striking Fagan, according to the complaint.

Investigators said the alleged getaway driver, 18-year-old Chashonn Toney of Robbins, then tried to flee by ramming a vehicle into an ATF car.

Edwards fled the scene on foot and was found about two blocks away by a Chicago police officer who was serving on the taskforce, prosecutors said. During a struggle, Edwards allegedly hit the officer several times in the face and body before the officer shot him. Edwards was taken into custody.

The Chicago police officer was taken to a hospital and was reported to be in good condition.

Investigators recovered three guns from the scene of the shooting.

What they're saying:

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