Death by Cop- 2022

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Case # :1165

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : Latinx

Date : 08/24/2022

Location : 1000 block of Glen Court

City : Waukegan

County : Lake

State : Illinois

Agency : Waukegan PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during mental health crisis

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Officers were called to a home for reports that a man had allegedly smashed a neighbor's window and set a wooden fence on fire. When police arrived, they allege the victim approached them with a knife. Police then shot and killed the victim. His mother said he was having a mental health crisis.

Source Links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/waukegan-police-release-body-camera-footage-of-officer-fatally-shooting-man-armed-with-knife-and-hammer/