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Illinois law enforcement officials won’t be charged within the deadly capturing of an unarmed man in a darkish bed room at his residence.
State Lawyer Robert Berlin, the prosecutor in DuPage County, stated Wednesday he was unable to show {that a} Carol Stream officer, who claimed self-defense, “was not legally justified in utilizing lethal power” in opposition to 30-year-old Isaac Goodlow, in accordance with The Related Press.
“It’s certainly a tragedy any time a human life is misplaced,” Berlin stated. “Legal prices can solely be filed, nevertheless, if the proof is enough to assist a conviction past an inexpensive doubt.”
Goodlow died at a hospital following the Feb. 3 capturing in Carol Stream, Illinois, which is situated about 34 miles from Chicago.
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This picture from a physique digicam supplied by the Carol Stream Police Dept. reveals the deadly capturing of a 30-year-old man inside his residence. (AP)
Police responded to a 911 name in the course of the night time from a lady who reported that Goodlow had crushed her earlier than she fled from the residence they shared.
The girl, Goodlow’s girlfriend, sustained a black eye and a bloody lip.
Police stated they’d introduced their presence for about an hour, with Goodlow refusing to open the door, earlier than six officers finally entered the house after a constructing worker supplied them a key.
Berlin stated physique digicam footage confirmed Goodlow’s “knee or thigh popping out of the bed room door” when an officer opened it along with his foot.
The officer shot Goodlow within the chest, telling investigators he believed Goodlow was “pointing one thing at me, throwing one thing at me or reaching for my firearm.”
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Isaac Goodlow, 30, died at a hospital following the Feb. 3 capturing in Carol Stream, Illinois. (Getty Photos)
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“Goodlow’s sudden and aggressive actions in the direction of me compelled me to flinch backwards and discharge my weapon to cease the perceived risk,” the officer advised investigators.
Berlin stated Goodlow had earlier advised his girlfriend that police must kill him, or he would kill himself if she referred to as 911.
Goodlow’s sisters have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the officers and the police division on allegations of extreme power.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
