It just doesn't make sense to me.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150902/news/150909829/
The crime scene is at the eastern end of Honing Road, a small road off Sayton Road that feeds three industrial complexes and an abandoned cement factory, Covelli said. Sayton is about 100 feet east of Route 12.
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Gliniewicz was gunned down after calling in a report to dispatchers at 7:52 a.m. that he was in a foot chase with three suspicious people, authorities said. Dispatchers lost communication with him shortly after, and a backup officer arrived at the scene and found Gliniewicz dead, officials said.
Gliniewicz's gun was not in its holster but was found at the scene, Lake County Undersheriff Ray Rose said. It was not immediately known how it got away from him, (sic)
What did the three suspicious people do that was so dastardly to cause the officer to begin chasing them without first alerting the dispatchers that he had encountered three suspicious people and he was going to talk with them? Why was he unable to give any clothing description of any of them? Such as T-shirts, jeans, black hats? Something, anything.
It appears to have occured in an area where it is unlikely there would be any witnesses.
And, wasn't it said that he originally planned to retire later this year but had just recently moved the retirement date up to the end of this month? How would his death before his retirement affect his death benefits and thing like that? Is there a widow involved?
Obviously, I am just speculating on the little I am aware of but, something seems off to me. Whatever happened, it appears that it is a great loss for his friends, family, colleagues, and the entire community.