Des Plaines police officer shoots, kills man during domestic disturbance response

A man is dead after being shot by a police officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday afternoon in northwest suburban Des Plaines, police said.

Around 2:30 p.m., Des Plaines officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 2000 block of Touhy Avenue.

Police said officers shot a male resident of the home while responding to the scene. Des Plaines Fire Department crews provided medical treatment and took the man to a hospital, where he later died. Police identified the man as 21-year-old Ayham Babidi of Des Plaines. 

Babidi's father says his son has documented mental health struggles and does not own a weapon.

Police shut down that stretch of Touhy Road while they investigate. Video from the scene shows a hedge trimmer in the middle of the street outside the home, cordoned off by police tape and orange cones. It's unclear how or if the tool is connected to the incident.

Neighbors said they heard screaming from inside the home where the shooting happened.

"There was an argument in that house. Somebody got shot inside," said Marina Waller.

"I see the thing in the road, and I seen a car, and I seen a couple squad cars, and they started taping this tape up behind me, and they started down there down the street and that, and then I heard a lady screaming in the house over there," Sherry Hernandez said. "So I heard screaming, and then I just went over on the other side and found out that that's why she was screaming, because someone was shot in the house."

As of Wednesday night, it's unclear what led to the shooting or if a weapon was recovered. 

Police said it was an isolated incident with no threat to the public.

The shooting is now under investigation by the Major Case Assistance Team.