ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A report sheds new light on a deadly Elgin police shooting from March.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Decynthia Clements was shot three times by an Elgin officer; twice in the head and once in the chest, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
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The Medical Examiner's Office also said Clements had cocaine in her system.
Police said she had a knife as she got out of her burning car on I-90. Police said they negotiated with her for over an hour after unsuccessfully trying to make a traffic stop. During the negotiations her vehicle caught fire. Police said she was shot after lunging at officers with the knife.