Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Scott MacDonald
Gender : Male
Age : 55
Race : White
Date : 03/10/2024
Location : Touhy Avenue and Lee Street
City : Des Plaines
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Des Plaines Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/10/2024, Des Plaines Police responded to a report of a suicidal individual barricaded in a vehicle at the intersection of Touhy Avenue and Lee Street. Officers observed 55-year-old Scott MacDonald inside the vehicle, armed with a handgun.
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A SWAT team was deployed to the scene. The team established a perimeter around the vehicle and used a loudspeaker to communicate with MacDonald. Despite attempts to negotiate, MacDonald ended the communication and a gunshot was heard from the vehicle. Officers entered the vehicle and discovered MacDonald deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The incident remains under investigation by the Des Plaines Police Department. The identities of the officers involved have not been publicly disclosed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality (Scott MacDonald)
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Last Update: 12/06/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/ILDESPLAINES/2024/03/12/file_attachments/2810919/Press%20Release%20%28Armed%20Barricaded%20Subject%20in%20a%20Vehicle%20UPDATE%29.pdf
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/suicidal-person-barricades-self-vehicle-des-plaines-pd
