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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Will County Sheriff's office will let family see body camera video of police shooting
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.
Will County officials will let family see body cam video in police shooting incident where young man, grandfather died
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.
Will County deputies shot a grandfather in the back and never told the public
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.
Family sues for release of body cam video, documents from Will County sheriff's police shooting
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.
Sister of Eldred Wells Sr. recounts horror of losing brother, grandnephew
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.
Man dead after freight train hits vehicle in Will County
A BNSF freight train hit the car and the driver was ejected.
One person dead after train hits pickup truck in Will County
A BNSF freight train hit the car and the driver was ejected. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Man killed when freight train hits car in Will County
A man is dead after his vehicle was hit by a train in Will County Monday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in trial over fatal Will County crash
Sean Woulfe is charged with 16 counts of reckless homicide in the crash killed Lindsey Schmidt, 29, and sons Caleb, 1; Weston, 4; and Owen, 6, all of Beecher.
3 years after robbers left supermarket owner in his trunk to die, family still awaiting arrests, closure
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Serial Home Repair Scammer Ed Kavanaugh Gets 7 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea
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Drew Peterson To Ask Will County Judge To Overturn His Murder Conviction
In 2012, Peterson was convicted of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
Pedestrian Struck And Killed On I-57 In Will County; Southbound Lanes Closed
Illinois State Police said the pedestrian was hit by a passing vehicle around 7:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-57 in Will County between Monee and Peotone.
'Prime Suspect' In Joliet Township Mass Shooting Arrested, Joskar Sebastian Ramos Faces Unrelated Gun Charges
Joskar Sebastian Ramos, 18, of Joliet, does not face any charges yet in connection with Sunday's shooting, but only on an unrelated gun case.
IDPH Confirms First West Nile Virus Related Death In Illinois
Volunteers Track And Tag Monarch Butterflies In Will County Before They Migrate South To Mexico
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Tornado Sightings Reported In Will County Amid Severe Storms
Tornado sightings were reported Tuesday afternoon in Will County as severe storms pounded the area.
DuPage, Will Counties Flagged As COVID-19 Hot Zones As Cases Rise Once More
Two counties in the greater Chicago area have been highlighted as hot zones for the coronavirus as cases rise again.
Rabid Bat Found In Bathroom Of House In Peotone
The Will County Health Department warned homeowners to be alert Wednesday after the discovery of a rabid bat in Peotone.
Law Enforcement Memorial Day Ceremony Will Honor 36 Fallen Heroes In Will County
The Police Chief Association of Will County will host its 40th annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day ceremony Thursday.
Frankfort Neighbors Say Plan To Expand Laraway Road Up To Their Backyards Would Be Unsafe And 'Horrific'
Imagine building your dream home with the money you save for years, only to have your backyard end up on the cusp of becoming a highway.
Bobcat Spotted, Photographed By Wildlife Ecologist At Will County Nature Preserve
In a rare sighting in the suburbs, a bobcat was recently caught on camera – taking a walk at the Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve in Will County.
Parking Lot Confrontation Leads To Hate Crime Charge Against New Lenox Man
They say the woman took a photograph of the license plate of the vehicle that the 37-year-old Giarraputo was driving and Giarraputo was later arrested at his home in unincorporated New Lenox.
Suspected Drunken Driver Found With Burned Feet In Will County In November Is Now Charged With Burning Former Friends' Shed
A suspected drunken driver who police said crashed his car in Will County in November is now charged with burning down a former friend's shed.
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Mom of teen wounded in downtown mass shooting heard the gunfire; "he got shot nine times"
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Street closures for Sunday's Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon
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4 men wounded in 2 separate shootings in South Chicago
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Advocate Aurora Health merging with Charlotte-based Atrium Health
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FTX cryptocurrency exchange opens new headquarters in Chicago
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Dave Chappelle attacked by armed man while onstage in L.A.
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