
Will County finally shows grieving family body camera video from the moments deputies shot their loved ones
CBS 2 Investigators first uncovered the Sheriff's Office denied the family multiple opportunities to see the video.
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CBS 2 Investigators first uncovered the Sheriff's Office denied the family multiple opportunities to see the video.
Will County officials confirmed Wednesday that they will now allow a grieving family to view body camera video from a fatal police shooting after months of denying their requests to see it.
On Wednesday, two days after CBS 2's reporting on the shooting, an attorney said WCSO officials contacted him to schedule for the family to view the body cam video privately.
On Nov. 6, 2021, Will County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed 21-year-old Jabbar Muhammad in his home in Joliet Township. His grandfather also died.
A family has sued for the release of body cam video and other documents as they try to get to the bottom of what really happened when a young man and his grandfather died in an incident involving Will County Sheriff's police.
Sadie Mitchell, sister of Eldred Wells Sr., talks with CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini about the incident when Will County sheriff's officers shot and killed Jabbar Muhammad -- an incident in which her brother also died.
A BNSF freight train hit the car and the driver was ejected.
A BNSF freight train hit the car and the driver was ejected. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
A man is dead after his vehicle was hit by a train in Will County Monday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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One gunshot was fired during the incident, but the guard was not shot.
The deputy was working a side job as a security officer at the time of the incident, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson.
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Officials said the officers provide an extra set of eyes and ears for the neighborhood and can help police by reporting information in real time.
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One gunshot was fired during the incident, but the guard was not shot.
The deputy was working a side job as a security officer at the time of the incident, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson.
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