HANCOCK COUNTY SHOOTING

Suspect dead after confrontation with Hancock County deputies

Incident involved an officer being held a gun point in a patrol vehicle

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CARTHAGE - Illinois State Police  are investigating an officer-involved shooting that has left one person dead near Route 136 and County Road 2500 E in Hancock County.
According to release from the Illions State Police, the Hancock County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person in the area.
During the interaction with the subject, the subject entered the first responding officer’s patrol vehicle and held the officer at gunpoint. The officer exited the patrol vehicle and shots were fired at the subject. The subject then turn control of the patrol vehicle and fled the scene.
A second responding officer was on scene and picked up the first responding officer and engaged in a short pursuit that ended with an exchange of gunfire between the officers and the subject.
The subject was pronounced deceased at an area hospital a short time later. No officers were injured in the incident.
This is an active and ongoing investigation and no additional information is being released at this time.

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