Prosecutors have dominated that Bloomingdale law enforcement officials had been justified within the deadly taking pictures of a person who allegedly threatened them with a knife earlier this 12 months in west suburban Glendale Heights.
In a press release issued Wednesday, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin wrote that his workplace discovered police “were justified in their actions and that no criminal charges will be filed against any of the officers” concerned within the April 5 taking pictures of Julius Glover.
“Considering all the facts and circumstances, the officers’ belief that such force was necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to themselves or another person was reasonable,” Berlin wrote.
Police had been initially known as about 6:45 p.m. for studies of a person with a knife on the Walmart retailer at 314 W. Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, in response to prosecutors and Bloomingdale police.
The man, later recognized as 26-year-old Glover, stole a girl’s automotive keys on the retailer, prosecutors mentioned. When she demanded her keys again, Glover put his hand in his pocket and mentioned, “Do you know who the f— I am? I am the f—ing anti-Christ.”
Glover was confronted by one other shopper and a retailer worker, however pulled a knife on them earlier than working out an emergency exit, the state’s legal professional’s workplace mentioned. Officers arrived to see Glover driving the girl’s Lexus out of the parking zone.
The officers pursued the automotive till it pulled over on Chippendale Road simply south of Mill Pond Drive in Glendale Heights, authorities mentioned.
Glover received out of the Lexus, reached again contained in the automotive after which began strolling away from the officers along with his fingers in his pockets, police and prosecutors mentioned.
As he was strolling away, one of many officers noticed that Glover was holding a “large knife,” in response to the state’s legal professional’s workplace. He ignored police instructions to drop the knife and threatened to stab an officer and a police canine.
Glover then ran towards the officer and the canine whereas pointing the knife on the officer at shoulder peak, prosecutors mentioned. When he received inside 5 ft of the officer, that officer and two others opened hearth.
The three officers fired a complete of 17 photographs, 9 of which hit Glover, prosecutors mentioned. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene and {a partially} serrated kitchen knife was recovered close to his physique.
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