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ST. CHARLES: Police officers fatally shoot armed man
12/18/2006
Police say they fatally shot a St. Charles man Sunday after he brandished a rifle at officers sent to his home.
Gregory John Brodko Jr., 24, was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, according to a statement released Sunday by the city's Police Department.
Earlier, Police Chief Tim Swope said Brodko was shot when he pointed a rifle at police when they showed up at his home in the 100 block of South Overbrook Street.
Swope said that Brodko's mother had called police shortly before 3 p.m. and said Brodko was hallucinating and waving weapons around.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
12/18/2006
Police say they fatally shot a St. Charles man Sunday after he brandished a rifle at officers sent to his home.
Gregory John Brodko Jr., 24, was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, according to a statement released Sunday by the city's Police Department.
Earlier, Police Chief Tim Swope said Brodko was shot when he pointed a rifle at police when they showed up at his home in the 100 block of South Overbrook Street.
Swope said that Brodko's mother had called police shortly before 3 p.m. and said Brodko was hallucinating and waving weapons around.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
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