A man who authorities say was wearing a homemade tactical-style vest, carrying a BB gun and taking photographs of schools was shot and killed by police in a far suburb of reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,...
Wednesday.
Lake County Sheriff's Detective Christopher Covelli said the man was shot after he led officers on a foot chase and a struggle ensued. Investigators did not release any identifying information about the man, except to say that he was a white 38-year-old.
Police in the town of Zion responded to a 911 call that reported the man was taking pictures of an elementary school and a high school at approximately 8 a.m. local time.
"The suspicious person was located by officers, and a foot pursuit ensued. It appeared the offender was wearing body armor. After the foot pursuit, a struggle with the offender and officers ensued, which resulted in the offender being shot," read a statment from the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.
Covelli later said the body armor was found to be a homemade tactical-style vest with metal inserts. It was not immediately clear how many times the man was shot.
Covelli also said officers had tried to use a Taser to subdue the suspect, but it didn't work because the man was wearing winter clothing.