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Oak Forest police fired two gunshots at a home burglary suspect Saturday after the man pulled out a gun of his own as he fled, police said.

Deshawn Brown, 19, 16794 Hillside Place, Tinley Park, was arrested a short time later without incident and charged with residential burglary, police said.

The burglary took place just before 11 a.m. Saturday in the 15600 block of South Lamon Avenue. Police said neighbors witnessed a man going into a house and called police.

Oak Forest Police Chief Greg Anderson said police had the house surrounded when a man bolted out a side door.

Two police officers gave chase, Anderson said. When they saw the man reach into his pants and pull out a handgun, two officers each fired one shot at him. Nobody was hit, Anderson said.

Brown was arrested about 15 minutes later at an apartment complex about a block away, police said.

Anderson said he will conduct a routine investigation of the shooting.

"Any time an officer fires a weapon at a subject, you have to do a thorough investigation to determine whether use of force was justified. This is the gravest use of force police can use," he said.