Veteran Female Police Officer Shot, Killed Prowler Who Was Armed With Shard of Glass: UPDATE

ROUND LAKE, IL -- A 12-year veteran with the Round Lake Police Department is currently on paid administrative leave after she shot and killed a prowler who confronted her with a glass shard when she was the first to arrive on scene of an incident in Round Lake late Friday night.

Michael Robert Musson, 22, who lived near where the shooting occurred in Round Lake, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, which happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday, according to police.

The officer responded to an area in the 0 to 100 block of North Magillis Drive in Round Lake after police received more than one report regarding a man, who was later identified as Musson, banging on doors in the area, according to the Lake County News Sun and police reports. He also reportedly tried to force his way into at least one home.

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The police officer arrived on scene and found Musson who confronted her “with a shard of glass,” said Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, in an e-mail response. A physical struggle followed between the police officer and Musson. During the struggle, the officer discharged her firearm and Musson was shot, according to police.

Round Lake Police Department officers attempted life-saving measures on Musson but were not able to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officer was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries. She has been placed on paid administrative leave, Round Lake Chief of Police Michael Gillette said in an e-mail response.

“She has never been involved in a similar event,” Gillette said.

The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating any criminal wrongdoing, according to the Lake County News Sun. The task force was not releasing further details into the physical confrontation and what lead to the shooting.

“I can’t go into great detail on this yet, as we are still speaking with witnesses, first-responders, and those living in the neighborhood,” Covelli said.

Once the task force has completed its investigation, the Round Lake Police Department will conduct an internal investigation into the shooting.

"The internal investigation will seek to determine whether any departmental rules were violated," Gillete said.

No other suspects are being sought in connection with the incident and the “Round Lake community is safe,” Round Lake Police Chief Michael Gillette said.

Musson does have a history of violent behavior directed at police. In 2013, he was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after he put a detective, who was responding to a possible drug trafficking report in Grayslake, in a headlock when the detective attempted to arrest him, according to the Daily Herald.

Three other people kicked and punched the detective and two backup deputies were also punched several times, according to the article. Musson was pepper sprayed and all four involved in the battery were arrested while three officers were treated at a hospital.

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