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St. Clair deputies were called to a domestic disturbance and found 69-year-old Charles Sanders, armed in his home. He fired his gun several times according to police who shot and killed him.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/st-clair-county-sheriffs-deputy-shoots-kills-man-domestic-disturbance/63-2876dc43-6c25-4ca9-bbee-5ffe7a195a4f

Chicago PD officers with the Priority Response Team tasked with pursuing robberies were on patrol at about 1:58 a.m. when they saw two people in a black Lexus and for unknown reasons believed they were armed and escalated a chase at high speeds that ended when the vehicle crashed and ejected a passenger who died.

Bystanders report that the car had crashed into an abandoned building that partially collapsed and crushed the car. Blood was reportedly seen nearby. The building was demolished the next day. Nearly 2 weeks after the crash, Chicago PD has not acknowledged the building collapse nor identified the deceased person or substantiated what they were accused of causing the fatal pursuit.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/1-killed-after-being-ejected-car-ashland-avenue-mckinley-park-crash-chicago-police-say/15378589/

Plano PD were sent to a home in the 3800 block of Pratt Street for a “shots fired” call. Police found Russell Novak, 70, dead from multiple gunshot wounds. His son Nicolas Novak had fled the residence. Police located him and escalated a chase from Plano to Aurora including with helicopters. Police allege that Nicholas Novak stopped the vehicle, got out and pointed a gun at a deputy. A deputy and a Plano officer shot and killed him.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aurora-officer-involved-shooting-fatal-plano

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/investigation-underway-after-police-pursuit-leads-officer-involved-shooting-aurora-officials

https://abc7chicago.com/post/police-shoot-suspect-aurora-after-chase-began-plano-illinois-state-says/15367184/

BWC:
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kendall-county-authorities-release-body-cam-footage-and-911-audio-from-home-invasion-and-officer/article_826f449e-830c-11ef-a044-17d1d44b84b3.html

Sangamon County deputies escalated a chase against Kirtis Davenport after report of a burglary at a motorcycle dealership. Police chased him until he crashed. He died several days later in the hospital from injuries.

https://www.nprillinois.org/sangamon-county/2024-10-04/illinois-state-police-investigate-another-sangamon-county-officer-involved-death

Froylan Garcia shot 7 people, killing 1, during a prayer vigil. Chicago PD found him and shot him to death.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-man-shot-death-6-others-hurt-during-little-village-prayer-vigil-25th-spaulding-avenue-police-say/15338772/

Andrew Roselius was allegedly driving with a hostage when he was chased by Officer Brandon Schreiber. Roselius stopped and a shootout occurred with the deputy who shot and killed him.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/newton-county-deputy-shooting-critically-wounded

https://www.policemag.com/patrol/news/15683091/indiana-deputy-critically-wounded-in-gunfight-suspect-killed

LaSalle deputies try to traffic stop a vehicle that allegedly fled the traffic stop. Deputies escalated a chase and continued at high speeds until the vehicle hit a guard rail and several trees. The driver died by suicide under police duress.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/driver-fleeing-lasalle-county-sheriffs-deputy-dies-in-crash/3536801/

https://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/more-details-released-about-police-pursuit-in-lasalle-county/article_70201932-6b7c-11ef-8a7b-eb9112c8a30a.html

Harvard PD attempted to traffic stop a vehicle for a stop sign violation. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed into a pole and rolled over, killing Oskar Hernandez Martinez Junior.

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/08/28/coroner-identifies-20-year-old-man-killed-after-fleeing-from-police-at-high-speed-rolling-car-over-in-harvard/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-oskar-martinez

Alton police received a call about shots being fired. They arrived at liberty and sixth Street in Alton and chased Vernon Randall on foot. He shot and killed a police K9. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/state-police-identify-man-killed-in-shootout-that-also-killed-k-9-injured-officer/63-db456924-f0c7-4135-892e-5966d3219e30

Chicago PD Robbery Task Force allegedly heard a shooting nearby the 1800 block of South Blue Island and approached the sea. Police found four armed men and fired shots at them, striking one. The man died. Two people were found nearby alive, but injured from gunshots.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-officer-involved-shooting-pilsen

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-alex-angel-cortez16-shot-killed-chicago-officer-pilsen-was-suburban-plainfield/15205077/

The Pope County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest Floyd Caudill for child sex crimes and shot and killed him in the process of arrest.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/08/07/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-pope-county-ill-suspect-dead/

Police were called to the 1800 block of West Sherman Avenue for a “violent man,” found Donald Wilson who fled into a garage and swung a shovel at police who chased him. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/multiple-police-agencies-investigate-incident-on-west-sherman-avenue-in-peoria/

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/07/22/autopsy-results-released-peorias-officer-involved-shooting/

An unnamed Kane County deputy shot and killed Tyquaze Nicolas. His body had multiple bullets in it on autopsy. The circumstances are not disclosed by police. The name of the deputy is withheld.

https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/victim-of-officer-involved-shooting-in-elgin-monday-evening-identified/article_649adfa6-3fc2-11ef-a9aa-e7a0b6927b61.html

Springfield PD arrived at the home of Sandra Massey in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue following a 911 call reporting an intruder. Police arrived, shot her in the head and killed her in her home. Details are not released so far. Illinois State Police have refused to release the bodycam footage and are also not releasing the names of the shooter officers. Massey’s family has retained Ben Crump’s office on her behalf.

Officer Sean Grayson, the shooter, was fired and indicted for her murder when John Milhiser, the Sangamon US Attorney found the shooting to be unjustified.

Update: 07/18/2024: Officer Grayson ordered held without bond. Judge Ryan M. Cadagin denied Grayson pretrial release at a hearing on 07/18/2024 in Springfield. Judge Cadagin described the role of Deputy Grayson in the killing as “such a departure from the expectations of a civil society.” Deputy Grayson had shot Sonya Massey in the face. The deputy had apparently ordered her to move a pot of water, shot her in the face and then discouraged his partner from saving her life once shot.

Much detailed information as well as the bodycam are in the Source Links below.

https://www.wandtv.com/news/state-police-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-in-springfield/article_fc197a4c-3c64-11ef-bdb6-17777aa64bfa.html

https://www.wcia.com/top-stories/coroner-identifies-springfield-woman-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-demand-answers-after-sangamon-county-deputy-fatally-shoots-woman

Grayson got his job by referral from his future father-in-law
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey-had-job-reference-from-fiances-dad-a-longtime-sheriffs-deputy/
Much detailed information of past employment issues of Sean Grayson and his audio-recorded responses during lengthy disciplinary hearings by past LEO employer:
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/graysons-behavior-in-logan-county-led-superior-to-ask-how-are-you-still-employed-with-us

Full bodycam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSN0cqzl__4

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/illinois-woman-dies-being-shot-215851249.html

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/07/11/what-we-still-dont-know-in-fatal-shooting-of-illinois-woman-by-deputies/74364549007/

Protests:

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/12/protestors-demand-answers-after-sonya-massey-killed-by-springfield-area-deputies/74371388007/

Ben Crump is hired:
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/attorney-ben-crump-retained-by-family-of-sonya-massey

Deputy Grayson is fired and indicted for murder:
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/deputy-indicted-for-murder-of-sonya-massey-fired-by-sangamon-co-sheriff/

Deputy Grayson held without bail, judge very openly critical:
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-07-18/illinois-sheriffs-deputy-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-woman-who-called-911

Peoria County deputies and Canton PD chased several teenagers who were allegedly driving a stolen car that crashed. During the ensuing foot chase, 14-year-old Leron Griffin, a passenger in the vehicle, was last seen running away from a squad car on the shoulder of the I-474. He was found floating dead in the Illinois River, allegedly having drowned while crossing the river.

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/07/17/peoria-county-sheriff-dead-teen-tried-swim-away-during-police-chase-likely-drowned/

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/17/stolen-car-police-chase-led-to-illinois-drowning-death-of-14-year-old-leron-griffin/74438440007/

Granite City PD saw a speeding pickup truck and tried to traffic-stop the driver who fled. Police escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed on Niedringhaus Avenue near 16TH Street, killing the driver.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/driver-dies-crash-after-fleeing-granite-city-police-department-says/63-86482d2e-7eb2-4ebc-885a-a46c78a12a4a

Chicago PD believed David Curry had hit a woman with a gun on a previous occasion and when they saw him, they began a foot chase. During the foot chase, police allege that he stopped and they accidentally ran into him, knocking him down. COPA released the bodycam which shows the officer violently pushing him and a bystander confronting police, commenting “you did not have to slam him like that.” Curry is seen to lose consciousness with blood pouring from his head. He died from the head injury later in the hospital.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/08/15/copa-video-auburn-gresham-police-chase-that-caused-severe-head-injury-to-man-who-died-weeks-later

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv7A_sV3nnI

LaSalle deputies saw a vehicle that had been reported stolen and escalated a chase that ended when the driver crashed and died.

https://www.kwch.com/2024/06/22/kbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-ottawa-co-suspect-identified/

https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/06/18/motorist-dies-in-la-salle-county-crash-after-police-say-the-motorist-fled-traffic-stop/

Lander Coleman shot and injured his former girlfriend and her children. Police found him in a home and escalated a standoff. He committed suicide nine hours into the standoff.

https://patch.com/illinois/southside/fugitive-shoots-self-ending-9-hour-roseland-standoff-reports

Chicago PD saw a man allegedly try to stab someone and shot and killed him. Tracey Watson’s family said that he had urinated in public and was punched in the face by two men, got into an altercation and was defending himself when police arrived and killed him.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-shooting-officers-fatally-shoot-stabbing-suspect/14881498/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7neJWx8lU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.suntimes.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-shoot-kill-stabbing-suspect-amid-violent-memorial-day-weekend/3447960/

Herrin Police Department, the Energy Police Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office jointly chased a motorcycle until it crashed into a squad car, killing the driver. Police did not explain why they undertook the fatal chase.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/05/26/ill-state-police-investigating-after-motorcyclist-dies-crashing-into-squad-car/

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1765240087335828

Police were sent to a “shots fired” call, located a man and called numerous law enforcement agencies and SWAT who all pressured the man until he died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/updated-east-alton-standoff-ends-in-suspects-apparent-selfinflicted-gunshot-wound-73371.cfm

https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/suspect-dead-after-east-alton-standoff-with-police/

East Moline PD received a call that an 80-year-old local resident had fired a gun in the air. Police arrived and shot and killed the man.

https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/east-moline-officer-involved-shooting-hometown-habor-apartments/article_99fda642-1498-11ef-86d6-ef7c05b4f27a.html

A person fired a shot inside of a home and fled from police who chased him until he crashed and died.

https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/05/24/person-dead-after-shooting-gun-inside-woodstock-home-then-crashing-car-during-police-pursuit-friday/

Trent A. Paschal died from suicide under police duress in his vehicle. He had been a middle school teacher discovered to have a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.

htpps://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_1ebfde00-0665-11ef-9b24-f7963f17c9f7.html

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/06/13/man-found-dead-dubuque-identified-former-middle-school-teacher-accused-sexual-abuse/

Round Lake PD were called to a domestic disturbance with a man who was allegedly suicidal. Police arrived with SWAT and upon arrival, the man committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/04/17/29-year-old-man-found-dead-after-swat-team-called-to-domestic-disturbance-in-round-lake-park/

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

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/

Lake County deputies chased an elderly man in a pickup truck who fled and crashed into the Des Plaines River and died from blunt force trauma of the crash while submerged in water. The reason for the lethal chase was stated as erratic driving.

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/driver-killed-crashes-pickup-truck-into-des-plaines-river/

During a traffic stop in Garfield Park, plainclothes Chicago PD officers with guns drawn walked up to Dexter Reed's vehicle. Police allege that he fired at them but this is not visible on bodycam. Instead, dozens of shots are fired by the couple in civilian clothing who turned out to be Chicago PD officers. The officers fired 96 bullets at Reed in 41 seconds, killing him. A sanitized portion of the bodycam was released and is linked below.

It was confirmed later that police profiled and stopped Dexter Reed due to dark window tints.

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-shooting-garfield-park-west-ferdinand-street-officer-shot/14555783/

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-shooting-officer-shot-garfield-park-shootout-west-ferdinand-street/14557346/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7kV67pPSw

Partial bodycam video released and linked here:
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/cpd-make-your-own-decisions-about-footage-of-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-to-be-released-tuesday/

https://abc7chicago.com/post/dexter-reed-shooting-city-says-man-killed-chicago-police-was-stopped-tinted-windows-contradicting-earlier-claim/15124106/

Macomb Police were called to a home where they allege that they saw blood outside and heard screams from an apartment. Officers made forcible entry and claim that they found Keianna Miller with stab injuries and Anthony George holding a knife to Terrell’s throat. Police opened fire on both and killed both George and the child.

His mother, Keianna Miller, once spoke at a Black Lives Matter event in 2020 and said that she feared local police would one day shoot her and her then-baby son. She explained that she had had previous negative police encounters due to mental health issues and was constantly harassed by police. She related that when she was pregnant in 2019, she ran into a Macomb police officer who asked if she was having a boy or girl. “I can’t wait to arrest your son,” Miller said the officer told her.

On 03/18/2024, the Macomb Police shot and killed her then 4-year-old son Terrell when they fired at a man holding him as human shield and police opened fire on both Anthony George and Terrell whom he held in front of him. The police sniper bullet went through the little boy into his father, killing both.

State prosecutors refused to charge the officers who had not considered Terrell’s life when shooting to kill the hostage-taker. The police chief did not want to answer if and when he would release the bodycam footage in full.

The officers were cleared.

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/03/19/4-year-old-child-among-2-people-killed-officer-involved-shooting-macomb/

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/bizarre-police-shooting-left-4-133336692.html

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/26/york-j26.html

https://www.wgem.com/2024/07/23/macomb-officers-will-not-be-charged-shooting-that-killed-4-year-old/

Macomb Police made forcible entry into a home when seeing blood and hearing screams. Anthony George had a knife at the throat of a 4-year-old child. Police shot and killed both George and the child.

https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/03/19/4-year-old-child-among-2-people-killed-officer-involved-shooting-macomb/

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/bizarre-police-shooting-left-4-133336692.html

Decatur Police tried to arrest a man for armed robbery. He pulled a gun. They shot and killed him. After his death, police disclosed that it had been a plastic replica gun.

Almost exactly 12 months prior, Officer Dawson Roberts shot and injured Steven Hirstein in his home during a domestic violence call.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSvvoZi5KU

https://www.decaturtribune.com/2024/03/19/coroner-issues-report-on-death-of-man-involved-in-shooting-incident-with-decatur-police-officers/

https://newschannel20.com/newsletter-daily/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-had-a-replica-gun

Prior shooting by Officer Roberts:
https://herald-review.com/news/local/footage-from-decatur-police-officer-dawson-roberts-body-camera/video_8df26dd7-7fd7-5096-9b6e-24d7e902dac1.html

Pleasant Prairie PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen until it crashed. The driver was chased into a pond. He was found drowned several hours later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMWhDpxkk78

A SWAT team was called for an allegedly suicidal man in a vehicle. Police pressured the man until he committed suicide under police duress

https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/park-forest-man-who-allegedly-killed-self-in-des-plaines-sunday-was-42-years-old/#google_vignette

A man walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller and then left on a motorized scooter and drove the scooter to a semi-truck that was parked nearby. Police followed him in the semi and he stopped at a truck stop. The standoff with police lasted about 8 hours. The Illinois State Police SWAT team and Crisis Negotiating Team were called in to help. The man finally committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.wandtv.com/news/one-person-dead-after-a-standoff-in-effingham/article_cb2c86ea-de4f-11ee-8845-77a0f7262b02.html

https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/03/11/deceased-individual-from-ta-standoff-on-friday-identified/

https://patch.com/michigan/shelby-utica/suspected-shelby-twp-bank-robber-dead-after-8-hour-standoff-police

Kane County Sheriff’s deputies chased a vehicle up to 110 mph until it hit a tree, burst into flames and killed the driver. Police allege they called off the chase just before the fatal crash. The coroner is trying to identify the remains via dental records.

https://foxvalleymagazine.com/2024/03/06/high-speed-chase-on-route-64-ends-in-fiery-crash-death/

Police went to a “shots fired” call and found Trayvon Little with a gun. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-02-26/springfield-man-identified-in-fatal-police-shooting-on-i-55-near-lexington

Police chased an allegedly stolen U-Haul truck until it crashed into Little Calumet River. The driver died.

https://abc7chicago.com/stolen-u-haul-truck-chicago-crash-hammond-indiana-little-calumet-river/14452285/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N62fPUUA4k

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-chase-u-haul-crashes-little-calumet-river

Marvin Martin III was stopped for driving an allegedly stolen vehicle, was involved in a shootout with police and was shot and killed

https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2024-02-14/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-chillicothe

St. Louis Police chased a vehicle into the path of Marilyn Hill, 60, killing her and her passenger Willie Buford. Police shot and critically injured the fleeing driver. His condition is unknown.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/shooting-crash-cahokia-heights/63-2772e73e-6aaf-40a2-8330-f52eeef27d7d