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Joshua M. Conway

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : White

Date : 06/14/2025

Location : 500 block of West Mason Street

City : Polo

County : Ogle

State : Illinois

Agency : Ogle County Sheriff's Office; Polo Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/14/2025 at approximately 11:58 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff's deputies and Polo Police officers responded to a hostage situation at a residence on the 500 block of West Mason Street in Polo, Illinois. According to police, 19-year-old Joshua M. Conway had taken hostages inside the home and shot one person before law enforcement arrived. Some hostages managed to escape the residence prior to police entry. Officers later entered and found Conway dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The individual he shot was also found deceased inside the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wifr.com/2025/06/15/alleged-19-year-old-gunman-victim-found-dead-ogle-county-hostage-situation
https://www.wifr.com/2025/06/16/ogle-county-sheriff-identifies-two-found-dead-after-hostage-situation-polo
https://www.kwqc.com/2025/06/15/ogle-county-sheriff-investigates-hostage-situation-two-found-dead
https://www.vandaliaradio.com/2025/06/17/ogle-county-deputies-respond-fatal-hostage-incident-in-polo