Police officer stabbed, suspect shot and killed in Crest Hill
CREST HILL, Ill. (CBS) -- One officer was stabbed, and another officer shot and killed a suspect during an incident in far southwest suburban Crest Hill Monday night.
Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Pioneer Road at Bicentennial Avenue for a domestic disturbance. A woman told police her husband punched her in the face, while several kids were present.
A dispatcher also had a warning for officers as they rushed to the scene:
"They can hear a lot of arguing and some crying. There are some comments that are being made on the call about suicide by police."
When officers arrived at the apartment, they heard a man saying he was going to kill himself.
That man has been identified as 30-year-old Mathew J. Parks.
Police said when officers tried to confront Parks, he stabbed one of the officers in the leg with a knife. A Crest Hill police sergeant responded by shooting Parks several times.
Parks died at the scene.
The officer suffered serious injuries to his leg. He was in the intensive care unit Tuesday morning, after surgery, and was listed in serious but stable condition.
Officers from numerous agencies, including Illinois State Police, were called to the scene.
The Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force is investigating.
