The state’s attorney has cleared three officers and will not charge them after they opened fire, leaving a 59-year-old man dead after he charged at them while armed with a knife in Highland Park. In a letter obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner through a Freedom of Information Act request, Lake County State’s Attorney […]
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Jury rules death homicide after armed man fatally shot by police during well-being check in Highland Park
A jury ruled during an inquest that a 59-year-old man’s death was a homicide after he was fatally shot by police while armed with a knife during a well-being check in Highland Park. An autopsy performed on Brent Bucholtz, 59, of Highland Park, showed he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to […]
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Coroner releases identity of man fatally shot by police after charging at officers with knife in Highland Park
The coroner has released the identity of a man who investigators say was fatally shot by police after charging at officers with a knife in Highland Park Friday morning. An autopsy performed Friday on Brent Bucholtz, 59, of Highland Park, showed he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner […]