MAPLE PARK, IL — An armed driver wanted in connection with a missing persons case was fatally shot while exchanging gunfire with a Warrenville police officer Monday on westbound I-88 following a police chase that started in Naperville, according to Illinois State Police (ISP). Police say the shooting took place near the Kensligner Road exit after spike strips disabled the vehicle.
According to police, officers initially tried to pull the driver over near Aurora Road and Route 59 in connection with a case involving a missing person who was in a "mental health crisis."
Police say the driver showed a gun before fleeing officers in the car. The vehicle was later found in Warrenville, where the driver continued to brandish a gun before leading Warrenville police on a pursuit on I-88 west, a news release said.
Indiana State Police became involved in the chase, and spike strips were used to disable the car near the Keslinger Road exit on I-88 in DeKalb County.
According to ISP, the Warrenville officer and the driver both fired their guns, and the driver "sustained a gunshot wound." ISP says officers took life-saving measures, and the driver was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.
No police were hurt in the shooting, which is under investigation by ISP. Illinois State Police's involvement in the incident is also under investigation.
No officers were hurt in the shooting.
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