Naperville taking pictures right this moment: Police shoot, kill man who allegedly attacked officer with hatchet close to McDowell Street, Bond Road

NAPERVILLE, Sick. (WLS) — A veteran Naperville police officer shot and killed a person who attacked him with a hatchet throughout a visitors cease in an workplace park Friday morning, police mentioned.

In a press launch, Naperville police mentioned the officer was conducting a visitors cease close to the intersection of Bond Road and McDowell Street when an unrelated automobile pulled up subsequent to the one he had pulled over round 11 a.m.

“A person shortly exited the automobile and charged on the officer with a hatchet in his hand,” Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres mentioned.

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Naperville police launched a picture from the officer’s bodycam displaying the confrontation and the hatchet within the suspect’s hand.

Naperville officers had simply been outfitted with body-worn cameras final month.

The officer fired his gun and hit the suspect, who was described by police as a white male in his 20s. He was transported to an area hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless. The suspect’s id is being withheld pending notification of household.

ABC7 spoke with the attacker’s brother who was not capable of make clear why all of this occurred. He mentioned investigators had been to the household’s dwelling to talk with family members. He had little else so as to add however did say, “We’re sorry to everybody concerned.”

Police try to find out whether or not the person who allegedly attacked the officer was by some means associated to the particular person within the automotive they stopped.

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The officer, a 22-year veteran of the Naperville police division, was not injured within the incident, police mentioned.

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Squad automobiles, giant police automobiles, a robotic and officers in protecting gear could possibly be seen within the space close to Route 59 and Diehl Street about 1 p.m. They eliminated a number of luggage and suitcases from the suspect’s automotive, putting them on the bottom to be x-rayed.

At one level police rolled out a robotic. Authorities have declined to say precisely what was discovered.

Two automobiles have been cordoned off with crime scene tape, and there gave the impression to be some highway closures in place.

An axe and different obvious private objects could possibly be seen within the roadway between workplace complexes.

DuPage County Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigative Group and the DuPage County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace are conducting an unbiased investigation into the incident.

Anybody who witnessed the incident is requested to name Lt. Thayer, commander of MERIT’s public integrity workforce, at 630-434-5653.