The Grundy County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of a woman who was fatally shot by a Morris police officer while she was experiencing a mental health crisis in September a homicide.
If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 .The woman, identified as 40-year-old Alvia A. Schwab, was shot and killed by an officer with the Morris Police Department on Sept.
An investigation conducted by Illinois State Police and the Grundy County Coroner's Office revealed Schwab was experiencing a mental health emergency and was on the phone with the crisis hotline when she walked out of her apartment in the 1800 block of Anne Lane around 10:54 a.m. As Schwab approached police in the parking lot with her cell phone in one hand and a knife in the other, one of the officers fired four gunshots at her, striking her three times, the medical examiner's office said. Schwab was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following a forensic autopsy and toxicology test, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan on Wednesday ruled Schwab's death a homicide.If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 .
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