The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy shot a man armed with a meat cleaver after responding to a call of a possible suicide attempt Wednesday, October 18, 2023 (Cate Cauguiran/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy shot a man who lunged at him with a meat cleaver late Wednesday afternoon.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded before 4:09 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023 for a dispatch reporting a sick person.
On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 34200 block of Barberry Court, unincorporated Round Lake, for a report of man bleeding who needed help. The 911 caller believed her friend’s relative took his life.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found an adult male unconscious and unresponsive on a mattress in the living room of the home. There was a significant amount of blood around the man. The sheriff’s deputy immediately checked his pulse, found that he had a pulse, and started to remove pieces of the man’s clothing, to determine where his wounds were to provide aid. As the deputy was attempting life-saving efforts, the man woke up, immediately retrieved a meat cleaver that was next to him, and lunged at the deputy. The deputy, along with another person in the home immediately retreated, but the man charged after the deputy and the other person with the meat cleaver in his hand. The deputy shot the man.
The deputy, along with another deputy who arrived, began life-saving measures. Paramedics, who were already nearby awaiting for the scene to be deemed safe, came inside the home and took over medical efforts.
The man was transported to an area hospital in critical condition but was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving. The sheriff’s deputy involved was also transported to an area hospital for an evaluation.
Per state law and sheriff’s office protocol, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force was requested to conduct an independent investigation of the incident. The investigation remains ongoing.
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