THREE deputies were shot while responding to a northern Illinois home on Wednesday, and the suspect was also wounded.
Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home in the Lost Lake community near Dixon was threatening to kill themself or others.
He said the suspect also was shot. He did not provide any information about the suspect, including name, age or where the person lives.
VanVickle said a family member called police shortly after 8:30 a.m. to report the threats from someone at the home.
Negotiators tried to reach the person by phone and decided to go inside shortly before noon, according to a report from NBC News.
“Immediately upon entering the house, our deputies received fire from inside the house,” VanVickle said.
VanVickle initially tried to walk away from reporters after giving a statement without more detail but responded to shouted questions by saying everyone injured “is in good condition.”
A spokesperson at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon said three people were taken to the hospital’s emergency department, two of whom were treated and released.
The spokesperson did not release the condition of the third person.
CrimesChroniclers learnt that Illinois State Police will handle the investigation of the shooting.
