Authorities in suburban Kendall County released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal shooting of a suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man before leading police on a chase and opening fire on officers, the police said.
The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Plano Police Department jointly released 911 calls and segments of the officer’s body camera video from the series of incidents that occurred on September 27. The 6-minute, 44-second video and audio clips contain portions of two 911 calls, including one from Russell Novak, who made a call at 6:39 p.m. to report a possible home invasion in the 3800 block of Pratt Court .
Novak told a dispatcher that some of his weapons were missing and he observed signs of a break-in at his residence. As the dispatcher explains that the officers will respond, Novak starts yelling and the line goes silent. Around the same time, another person called 911 and reported shots fired in the area.
The video then shows the perspective of the first Plano police officer who responded to the 911 call about a possible home invasion. As he approaches the residence, a vehicle begins to back out of the garage, prompting the officer to yell, “Hey, police, stop!” Stop!
The footage then shows the suspect leading officers on a chase, which continued through Yorkville and Oswego before ending in Aurora. The chase later ends near the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Eola Road, where the suspect exits the vehicle brandishing a rifle, video shows. The suspect begins pointing his gun at the responding officers, prompting the officers to begin shooting and fire approximately a dozen rounds.
The shooter appears to have fired at least one shot at police.
The suspect, apparently wounded by a gunshot, falls to the ground, the images show. He was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead. The suspect had not yet been identified by authorities as of Friday evening.
A Kendall County sheriff’s deputy and a Plano police officer both discharged their weapons, authorities said.
The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force, authorities said.
