The Kane County State Law Office says there is good reason to use lethal force when officer St. Charles, who shot and killed a man swinging a chainsaw in a nursing home last December.
Body-covered camera footage shows 41-year-old Daniel H. Escalella in a nursing home on the Glen River, looking to start a chainsaw before facing an officer. The officer ordered him to drop his weapon, then deployed a Taser, knocking him down temporarily.
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Escalella was then charged by another officer, who fired three guns, missing twice and bumped into her once. The second officer then approached from another direction and shot an escalella in the chest as he stood next to the wheelchair resident. The moment I was nervous continued with the shooting.
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Escalella was handcuffed before the officers provided first aid. He was later taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.
A coroner's toxicology report found that amphetamine, methamphetamine, and olanzapine were present in the escalella system.
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