US EditionChainsaw Nursing Home Attack Video Released
- No charges will be filed against the St. Charles police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Daniel H. Escalera, as announced by the Kane County state's attorney.
- The investigation concluded that the officers acted lawfully in response to Escalera wielding a chainsaw inside a senior living facility on December 1, 2024.
- Escalera struck an officer with the chainsaw before being shot by police. He later died at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital from injuries sustained during the incident.
- State's Attorney Mosser stated that the evidence demonstrates that the officers' actions were appropriate and justified in the circumstances.
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Chainsaw-Wielding Man Is Fatally Shot by Police in Illinois Nursing Home
The Kane County State's Attorney's office says the officers involved in the fatal December shooting will not face chargesKane County State's Attorney;s Office / Illinois State Police Daniel EscaleraThe Illinois police officers who shot and killed a man wielding a chainsaw in a nursing home will not face charges, prosecutors announced this week.Daniel H. Escalera was shot and killed inside a St. Charles, Ill., nursing home on Dec. 1 last year whi…
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of chainsaw-wielding man at nursing home
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (WGN) — An investigation into a deadly shooting involving police and a chainsaw-wielding man in west suburban St. Charles, Illinois, late last year has found no wrongdoing on the part of the officers. WARNING: The attached link contains footage and audio that could be disturbing to some viewers. The full video can be viewed HERE on ISP's website. The shooting unfolded at around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2024, inside the sen…
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of chainsaw-wielding man at Illinois nursing home
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (WGN) — An investigation into a deadly shooting involving police and a chainsaw-wielding man in west suburban St. Charles, Illinois, late last year has found no wrongdoing on the part of the officers. WARNING: The attached link contains footage and audio that could be disturbing to some viewers. The full video can be viewed HERE on ISP's website. The shooting unfolded at around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2024, inside the sen…
Illinois police learn their fate following a fatal shooting involving a chainsaw and a retirement center
Kane County, Ill. authorities have confirmed St. Charles police officers won’t face charges in a fatal officer-involved shooting at a retirement home in December last year. Officers were called to the scene amid reports that a 41-year-old man, Daniel Escalara was wielding a chainsaw at River Glen of St. Charles, a senior living center. According to a joint statement from Kane County, the first officer to arrive at River Glen confronted Escalara …
The incident occurred in December 2024 in St. Charles, Illinois, however, it was until this week that law enforcement revealed the images captured by the body camera of one of the officers
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