UPDATE: DuPage State's Attorney Won't Pursue Charges in Police Shooting at Fermilab
An internal investigation will still be conducted by West Chicago PD in the Feb. 18 incident. Here is a full account of what led to the shooting.
The DuPage County State's Attorney will not pursue criminal charges against a police officer involved in a Feb. 18 off-duty shooting on the Fermilab campus, officials announced Friday afternoon. "Based on the results of an incredibly thorough investigation, it is my conclusion that the People would not be able to meet their burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer involved in this incident committed a crime," said Robert Berlin, DuPage State's Attorney, in a release. "As a result, my office will not be taking any action against the officer." Berlin details the events which led up to a vehicle pursuit and shooting in a 1,000-word press release, parts of which are included further down in this story. The West Chicago Police…
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Henry Sikora
8:28 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
This is a strange one. Fermilab is under federal jurisdiction and the security there would have been very quick to respond. Why not wait for the backup? more ›