IL - Shirtless man wielding chainsaw shot and killed by police at assisted living center - December 2, 2024

[Clearsky]

Shirtless Man 'Wielding' Chainsaw Shot Dead After 'Confronting Residents' at Assisted Living Center: Police

A shirtless man 'wielding' a chainsaw was fatally shot by police after he was seen 'confronting residents' at an assisted living center in Illinois, authorities said on Sunday, Dec. 1

people.com

A man has been shot and killed by Illinois police officers after he reportedly confronted residents at an assisted living center with a chainsaw.

 

[tlcya]

The initial call was about a man with no shirt on who had been wielding a chainsaw and trying to cut down a tree, police said.

But just before police arrived, witnesses said the man had gotten into the lobby of the assisted living center and was threatening residents with the chainsaw. After police arrived and tried to de-escalate the situation, the man went on trying to attack residents with the chainsaw and also threatening officers with it, police said.
Police shoot, kill man threatening assisted living residents with chainsaw in St. Charles, Illinois

 

[LoveyG]

Good for the assisted living facility for so quickly reporting a strange man trying to cut down a tree.

 

[tlcya]

for now I am going to guess some sort of mental health issue is at play.

 

[tlcya]

the man has since been identified as Daniel H. Escalera, aged 41

Daniel H. Escalera (41 years old) of Stockwell, Indiana. Escalera was pronounced deceased at Delnor Hospital on Sunday, December 1, and an autopsy by the Kane County Coroner's Office was scheduled for today.

Escalera has no known ties to the area or the senior living center. The St. Charles Police Department has no previous contacts with him and his reason for being in St. Charles or at this facility are unknown at this time.

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He lived nearly 3 hours away in IN. What drove him to do what he did and where he did? Still thinking this is MH related. How terrifying that whole ordeal must have been for the people at the assisted living center.