A man was shot and killed by Des Plaines police officers Wednesday night, police said.
Des Plaines police said a 55-year-old man was shot and killed by officers on Thacker Street Wednesday night.Des Plaines police said a 55-year-old man was having some short of psychotic episode, and was caught on body camera video approaching officers in a threatening way with an axe, before an officer opened fire, killing him Wednesday night.
She was beside herself to learn of his death at the hands of Des Plaines police after they said they met MacDonald in the hallway outside of his corner apartment.MacDonald was, "armed with an axe, approaching officers in a threatening manner, in close proximity, at the time of the shooting. This information has been confirmed through officers' body-worn camera footage," according to a Des Plaines Police Department news release.
Kushner is also a former chief of Des Plaines police. He said Des Plaines PD have extensive de-escalation training, and the body camera video and shooting investigation will bear out whether more could or should have been done to avoid lethal force.
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