Dolton police shoot and kill armed man who they say refused to drop weapon
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Dolton police shot and killed a man Friday morning, after they say he ignored several orders to drop his weapon.
Police said, sometime between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., officers responded to a call from a woman about an "unwanted male subject" on the 600 block of 144th Place. The woman had an order of protection in place against the man.
When two uniformed officers arrived, they saw a man in his late 30s or early 40s in a car holding a weapon. After several attempts to get the man to drop or surrender his weapon were ignored, officers shot and killed him, police said.
A weapon was recovered at the scene. Neighbors said it was the shooting took place in an alley where tire marks leading to the backyard of the home were visible
"I was asleep and next thing I know, we're hearing these shots and it was repeatedly," said Charlesetta Dorsey, a neighbor.
The shooting left neighbors rattled.
"I heard the gunshots. I immediately got on the floor, because you don't know where gunfire is actually coming from," neighbor Janita Smith said. "I alerted my mom, and she was like, 'yeah, I'm hearing this gunfire, what's going on?' And I said 'someone's shooting.' So I called the police."
Smith said she heard "maybe 10 or 15" gunshots which sounded like they were coming from the alley.
A woman was seen coming back into the house Friday afternoon but she declined to comment.
Illinois State Police are investigating. They have not confirmed the exact relationship between the caller and the man who was shot and killed.
CBS 2 was told the officers were equipped with body cameras and that the video will be made available at some point in the future.
CBS 2 also asked Dolton police and state police for information on the man killed and whether there had been prior calls for service to the address. Police said they've released as much information as they can at this point.
But neighbors said this was not the first time police have visited.
"She has had several situations with him and one where she had to call police," said Dorsey.
