The coroner has released the identity of the 58-year-old man who investigators say pointed a replica gun at officers before he was fatally shot multiple times at a Highwood home Thursday afternoon. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Richard Garfinkle, 58, of Highwood. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department […]
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Funeral services held for man who was fatally shot by officers responding to suicidal person call in Waukegan
Funeral services were held for a man, who was from Mexico, who was fatally shot by officers who were responding to a suicidal person call in Waukegan Saturday afternoon. The Waukegan 911 dispatch center received a 911 call for a subject at a residence who had attempted to commit suicide, according to Waukegan Deputy Police […]
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Lake County Coroner identifies person killed in officer-involved shooting in Waukegan
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified a 58-year-old man who died during a Waukegan police officer-involved shooting on Saturday afternoon. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified Ricardo Delafuente, of Waukegan, as the person shot and killed by police in the 1000 block of Leith Avenue. She added the results from an autopsy conducted Monday […]
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Illinois State Police investigate officer-involved shooting that resulted in death of 58-year-old Waukegan resident
The Illinois State Police has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 58-year-old Waukegan resident on Saturday afternoon. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Craig Neal said the Waukegan 911 Center received a call at 2:54 p.m. Saturday for a male subject in the 1000 block of Leith Avenue […]
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Waukegan alderman: One person killed in Waukegan officer involved shooting
One person was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Waukegan, a Waukegan Alderman has announced. Third Ward Waukegan Alderman Juan Martinez said in a statement online that there was a “police involved shooting that resulted in a fatality” in his Ward earlier Saturday evening. “While I don’t have all the details at this moment, I […]
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State’s attorney clears officers who fatally shot man that charged at them with knife in Highland Park
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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Former Waukegan police officer charged in murder of teen sentenced to jail for separate charge for punching man
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Waukegan police officer to 60 days in jail after he was convicted of punching an unarmed man in the face. The former officer also faces separate murder charges for killing Marcellis Stinnette. Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was charged in August 2022 with one count of aggravated battery […]
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Former Waukegan police officer charged in murder of teen found guilty of separate charge for repeatedly punching man
A judge on Friday found a former Waukegan police officer guilty of repeatedly punching an unarmed man in the face. The former officer also faces separate murder charges for killing Marcellis Stinnette. Dante Salinas, 42, of Gurnee, was charged in August 2022 with one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a Class 3 […]
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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 […]