The McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office finds the course of conduct engaged in by the Normal police officers during the officer involved shooting in Normal on August 30, 2021, was justified, reasonable and necessary to protect the public and themselves from great bodily harm and additional loss of life.
The report says the officers engaged in a heroic course of conduct that saved several citizens’ lives.
INTRODUCTION FROM THE REPORT:
“At approximately 3:45 p.m. on August 30, 2021, Normal Police Department (hereinafter “NPD”) Officers responded to an active shooter situation at The Landings mobile home park in Normal, Illinois. At the time officers were dispatched to the scene, there was an active shooter incident in which multiple citizens had already been wounded. Upon arrival but before engaging the active shooter directly, the officers heard gun fire from the active shooter, observed at least one citizen who had been shot by the active shooter, and rendered aid to that citizen.
While an officer had his weapon holstered rendering aid to a gunshot victim, the active shooter moved toward the officer and the wounded citizen’s location. The active shooter’s movements and actions led to an engagement between the active shooter and officers in which the officers returned fire toward the active shooter, ultimately killing the subject.
Throughout this report, this individual will be referred to as “the subject” or “the active shooter.” The Illinois State Police (hereinafter “ISP”) were notified and took over the investigation a short time after the engagement between the officers and the subject, as is customary in officer involved shooting (hereinafter “OIS”) cases. The officers who discharged their weapons will be identified by name throughout this report with their knowledge and consent.
The role of the State’s Attorney at this juncture for this matter is to determine whether the conduct of the officers who discharged their weapons was justified under Illinois law. Below we set forth the sources of information reviewed, a factual summary of the OIS incident, applicable law, and our legal conclusions.”
READ THE ENTIRE REPORT HERE: McLean County SAO Preliminary Report into 8-30-21 OIS
