Carjacking suspect killed, trooper wounded during shootout in U.S. Illinois

A carjacking suspect was killed, and a state police trooper was wounded during a shootout late Saturday at I-55 near downstate Staunton, a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, local media reported on Sunday.

On Saturday afternoon, after finding the suspect's car going northbound on I-55, a responding state trooper tried to pull it over.

The suspect got out of his car and started to run, leaving the state trooper running after him. Then the suspect took out a handgun and shot at the trooper, who was hit, police confirmed.

The trooper fired back, killing the suspect, police said.

Authorities confirmed that the trooper was taken to a regional hospital. His gunshot wounds appeared to be non-life-threatening.

The male suspect has not been identified yet. Police are still investigating the carjacking.