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Jabbar Muhammad

Age : 21

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/06/2021

Location : 300 Middletree Road

City : Joliet

County : Will

State : Illinois

Agency : Will County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during encounter

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/06/2021, Will County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at 300 Middletree Road involving a person reported to be in crisis and threatening a relative with a knife. Deputies entered and confronted Jabbar Muhammad while he was holding the weapon and observed him stab the relative during the encounter. Deputies fired their weapons, striking Muhammad and the relative. Both died from their injuries. Subsequent internal and prosecutorial reviews concluded no charges would be filed, and family members later initiated civil litigation concerning the incident and prior care circumstances leading up to the confrontation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjol.com/two-people-dead-after-domestic-incident-in-joliet-township/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/will-county-sheriff-video-police-shooting-wells-muhammad/
https://abc7chicago.com/will-county-sheriffs-office-police-shooting-eldred-wells-jabbar-muhammad/12511675/
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/jabbar-muhammads-mother-sues-silver-oaks-behavioral-hospital