Knife-wielding suspect killed, bystander injured

Harris Marley

Global Courant 2023-05-29 23:06:07

Police in northern Illinois have shot and killed a man who charged at them with a knife as officers tried to arrest him, law enforcement officials said Monday.

A woman was also shot, although the wound was not life-threatening, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said.

9-YEAR-OLD KILLED, WOMAN WOUNDED IN SHOOTING NEAR CHICAGO

- Advertisement -

Fox Lake police officers were responding to a call about a man who damaged a vehicle Sunday night and threw a golf club at someone in a nearby home, the task force said.

A Wauconda, Illinois man was shot and killed by police after allegedly lunging at them with a knife. A woman at the scene was also shot and injured. (Fox news)

“When Fox Lake officers told the man he had been arrested, the man took a knife from his pocket and pointed it at the police officers,” the task force said in a statement.

MAN WHO SHAWED OFFICER IN SUBURBAN CHICAGO GOT WITH ADDITIONAL ATTACHED ATTACKED ATTACK

Police fired when the 47-year-old Wauconda man refused to drop the knife and lunged at them instead, investigators said. His name was not immediately released.

- Advertisement -

A 43-year-old woman who was at home was struck in the leg by a police shot, the task force said. She was due to be released from the hospital on Monday.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Fox Lake is located 60 miles northwest of Chicago.

- Advertisement -

Knife-wielding suspect killed, bystander injured

World News,Next Big Thing in Public Knowledg

Share This Article