Death by Cop- 2024

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Jeffrey Allen Emerson

Case # :1131

Gender : Male

Age : 56

Race : White

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : 21000 block of Cottage Road

City : Wilmington

County : Will

State : Illinois

Agency : Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Will County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Open records summary :

Deputies from Grundy County and Will County tried to traffic-stop a man who fled and then stopped and committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.wjol.com/attempted-murder-suspect-dies-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-in-rural-will-county/

https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2024/04/15/suspect-in-aurora-shooting-found-in-will-county-then-dies-from-gunshot-wound/