Fox Lake officers fatally shoot man with knife, wound woman, police say

Monday, May 29, 2023
FOX LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- Fox Lake police officers fatally shot a man who police said was wielding a knife and wounded a 43-year-old woman Sunday night.

Police said officers looking to arrest a 47-year-old Wauconda man arrived his acquaintance's residence in the first block of Howard Avenue at about 11:10 p.m.
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Police said a victim has reported that the man damaged a vehicle and threw a golf club at the victim.

Two officers located the man and after telling him he was under arrest, police said he pulled out a knife.

Police said officers told him to drop the knife and the man then lunged at officers. Both officers then opened fire and shot the man, police said.
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The officers summoned paramedics and rendered aid, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The man's acquaintance, a 43-year-old woman, was struck in the leg by a shot from the officers, police said. She was transported to a hospital and is expected to be released from the hospital Monday, police said.



Fox Lake police have contacted the Lake County Major Crime Task Force to investigate the shooting.
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