Off-duty sheriff's deputy fatally shot person in Elgin, Illinois
ELGIN, Ill. -- An off-duty sheriff's deputy fatally shot a person during an armed robbery in northwest suburban Elgin on Monday. At 4:35 p.m., Elgin police responded to Walnut Avenue and National Street for a shooting and later determined an off-duty Kane County Sheriff's deputy was involved.The exact circumstances of the shooting were unclear as of Tuesday afternoon.
In a statement, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain referred questions to the local state's attorney's office and said, 'But I must say how proud I am of him to intervene off duty and how brave our deputies and officers perform day in and day out,' apparently referring to the deputy involved in the shooting. He didn't elaborate on how or why the deputy intervened.
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