Illinois State Police are investigating an officer involved fatal shooting that ended a pursuit through parts of Vermilion and Champaign counties.
State police reported troopers assisted Danville Police Department officers, Vermilion County Sheriff’s deputies, and Champaign County Sheriff’s deputies Monday night in a pursuit of a vehicle believed to be involved in a shooting in Clinton, Iowa. After losing sight of the vehicle, it was located near the intersection of Homer Lake Road and County Road 2250 East, south of St. Joseph, state police said. In a search of the area, an officer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources located the suspect in a detached garage.
Officials said the suspect engaged in a standoff with police. ISP said the suspect refused to comply and a trooper discharged a firearm. The suspect was struck and taken to Carle Hospital where he later died. No officers were struck or hurt during the incident, officials said.
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup identified the fatality as 39-year-old Randy A. Jackson. Media reports say Jackson was being sought on a warrant charging him with attempted murder in two separate shootings late Sunday and early Monday in Clinton, Iowa.