Officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man in O'Fallon, Ill. after 2 stabbed
O’FALLON, Ill. - An officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man Friday evening in O'Fallon, Illinois, after two others were found stabbed.
The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of West Madison Street on Friday evening.
According to Illinois State Police, officers with the O'Fallon (Illinois) Police Department initially responded to a disturbance call over a man armed with a knife. When officers arrived, they found two people with blood running away from a man armed with a knife outside the home.
Officers confronted the knife-wielding man, who reportedly refused to drop the knife. Some time later, an officer fired at least one gunshot at the man and struck him. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police later learned the two people running away from the suspect were stabbed. They suffered non-life-threatening wounds and cuts.
No officers were injured during the police response.
After a thorough investigation, Illinois State Police will turn all reports over to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office. The investigation is considered active and ongoing.
