Highwood Police Shoot and Kill Man While Responding to Suicidal Person Call
Lake County investigators are reviewing the shooting after officers said the man pointed a replica pistol and was later pronounced dead.
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Police fatally shoot man pointing replica gun in north suburban Highwood
A Highwood police officer fatally shot a suicidal and intoxicated man who pointed a replica pistol at them on Thursday evening, authorities say.Officers were called to a home in the northern suburb around 4:45 p.m. in the 200 block of Morgan Place to check on a man who was allegedly “highly intoxicated” and “suicidal,” according to a statement from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.The caller, a relative not at the home, said the man’s ex-g…
Highwood police shoot and kill man while responding to suicidal person call
Police officers in north suburban Highwood shot and killed a man who allegedly came at them with a gun on Thursday afternoon while officers were responding to a call of an intoxicated person who had threatened suicide.
Deadly Highwood police shooting triggers task force investigation
HIGHWOOD, Ill. (WGN) — Lake County officials have confirmed a deadly shooting involving police in north suburban Highwood. Authorities tell WGN News that just before 4:50 p.m., Highwood Police Depa…
Police fatally shoot man who reportedly displayed fake gun in Highwood
A Highwood police officer shot and killed a man who brandished a replica firearm on Thursday evening, according to a press release from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, the organization investigating the shooting. According to the release, police were called to the 200 block of Morgan Place in Highwood to check on a […] The post Police fatally shoot man who reportedly displayed fake gun in Highwood appeared first on The Record.
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