Man, woman killed in domestic incident that ended in deadly Harvard, IL police shooting ID'd

HARVARD, Ill. (WLS) -- Both the man and woman who were killed in an incident that ended with a Harvard police officer fatally shooting the man, who had a knife, have been identified.

The McHenry County Coroner's Office said it was called just after midnight Sunday to investigate the death of Elizabeth Alvarado-Garcia, 24, of Harvard and Daniel Alvarado-Aguilar, 33.
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Alvarado-Garcia died on the way to Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center-Harvard, the coroner's office said.

An autopsy showed sharp force injuries as the cause of her death.

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Alvarado-Aguilar died on the scene from sharp force injuries and a gunshot wound.



Police previously described the incident as a domestic disturbance.
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Officers responded at about 11:26 p.m. Saturday to a residence in the 700-block of Dewey Street and found Alvarado-Aguilar, armed with a knife, on top of Alvarado-Garcia, police said.
Officers ordered Alvarado-Aguilar to drop the knife, and after he did not comply, an officer shot him, police said.

He died on the scene.

The video in the player above is from an earlier report.