One officer was injured, and another shot someone, in an incident in far southwest suburban Crest Hill Monday night.
CREST HILL, Ill.
-- One officer was stabbed, and another shot and killed a suspect during an incident in far southwest suburban Crest Hill Monday night. Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Pioneer Road at Bicentennial Avenue for a domestic disturbance. A woman told police her husband punched her in the face, while several kids were present. That man has been identified as 30-year-old Mathew J. Parks.
Police said when officers tried to confront Parks, he stabbed one fo the officers in the lef with a knife. Another officer responded by shooting Parks several times. The officer suffered serious injuries to his leg. He was in surgery Monday night and was listed in serious but stable condition. The Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force is investigating.
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