Crime & Safety

Police Shoot, Kill Sledgehammer-Wielding Man In Chicago Suburb

Police shot and killed a man suspected in a domestic battery when he came at them with a sledgehammer Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

(CBS Chicago)

October 26, 2023

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (CBS) -- Round Lake Beach police shot and killed a man suspected in a domestic battery after he came at them with a sledgehammer Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

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Police were called to for a domestic battery with a weapon on Redwood Drive near Eagle Creek Drive in Round Lake Beach, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.

Officers heard the offender had a sledgehammer, with which he was attacking people.

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