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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‘We are saddened’: U.S. officials release official portrait of Navy recruit who died in shooting at Naval Station Great Lakes
U.S. officials say they are saddened and have released the official portrait of an 18-year-old Navy recruit who died after being shot at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Great Lakes Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday to 3350 Illinois Street in Great […]
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Coroner identifies 18-year-old Navy recruit who died after being shot at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County
The coroner has released the identity of an 18-year-old U.S. Navy recruit who died after being shot at a gun range at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County Wednesday afternoon. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Great Lakes Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday to 3350 Illinois Street in […]
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U.S. officials say Navy recruit was victim of fatal shooting at Naval Station Great Lakes gun range in Lake County
U.S. officials have confirmed that a Navy recruit was the victim who died after being shot at a gun range at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County Wednesday afternoon. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Great Lakes Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 2 p.m. Wednesday to 3350 Illinois Street in Great […]
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Investigation underway after man fatally shot on Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County
An investigation is underway after a man died after being shot at the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Great Lakes Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 2 p.m. Wednesday to 3200 Illinois Street in Great Lakes for a report of […]
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Coroner identifies 19-year-old man fatally shot after gunfire hits home in North Chicago
The coroner has released the identity of a 19-year-old man who died after he was shot in the chest when a gunman or gunmen fired shots into a home in North Chicago Saturday morning. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Demingo Williams, 19, of North Chicago, died as a result of a gunshot wound to […]
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Sheriff says no foul play suspected after woman found fatally shot in field near Woodstock
The sheriff’s office said in an update that foul play is not suspected after a 27-year-old woman was found fatally shot in a field near Woodstock last week. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:05 a.m. on June 17 to the area of Hughes Road and Route 14 in unincorporated […]
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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 […]