Edward Samaan, 28, has been identified as the man who was fatally shot by Naperville police after allegedly attacking an officer with a hatchet.
during a traffic stop Friday morning has been identified.
ABC7 spoke with the attacker's brother, who was not able to shed light on why all of this occurred. He said investigators had been to the family's home to speak with relatives. He had little else to add but did say,"We are sorry to everyone involved."Naperville police said the officer was conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Bond Street and McDowell Road when an unrelated vehicle pulled up next to the one he had pulled over around 11 a.m.
Naperville police released an image from the officer's bodycam showing the confrontation and the hatchet in the suspect's hand.Naperville police released this image from the officer's bodycam after he was allegedly attacked by a man wielding a hatchet on June 3, 2022. Police are trying to determine whether the man who allegedly attacked the officer was somehow related to the person in the car they stopped.
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