WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – One person is dead after an officer involved shooting in Williamson County.
Just before 10am June 6, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a male suspect had forced entry into a residence in the 23000 block of Drake Road. The suspect fled into the woods after being confronted by the female occupant.
A search by deputies and a K9 led them several hundred yards through the woods to another residence on Pleasant Valley Road.
Deputies located the male who had made unlawful entry into a second residence.
The suspect brought out a firearm and pointed it toward multiple deputies, a deputy then shot the suspect. The male suspect was pronounced deceased on scene.
The suspect’s name is being withheld pending notification of family.
