
Police kill man who held hostages at gunpoint in Romeoville bank
A man stormed into a Romeoville bank, started shooting, and took hostages Tuesday afternoon, only later to be shot dead by police. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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A man stormed into a Romeoville bank, started shooting, and took hostages Tuesday afternoon, only later to be shot dead by police. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
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"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
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Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
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"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
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