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.
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.
