Posted on 04/27/2009 11:51:35 PM PDT by randomhero97
O'FALLON -- News-Democrat Three O'Fallon police officers who responded to a burglary at an apartment building Monday night shot and killed an armed man who met them at the door and found the body of a woman inside.
The identities of the man and woman were not being released Monday, and Morrisey said police did not know whether or how the two knew each other.
None of the officers was injured.
About 9:15 p.m. the three officers responded to the call reporting a burglary, Illinois State Police Lt. Jim Morrisey said.
"They were met at the door by a man who was armed, and they shot him to death," Morrisey said. "When they went inside, they found a woman already dead."
Police were still at the scene, 207 Estate Drive, at press run. It was unclear whether only one or all of the officers were involved in the shooting. The woman appeared to have already been dead when they arrived.
"It's a very violent scene inside, and it looks like it happened before police arrived," he said.
Police had cordoned off the apartment building and blocked off the 200 block of Estate Drive. More than 100 neighboring residents stood outside in the rain trying to find out what was happening.
Contact reporter Jacqueline Lee at jlee@bnd.com or 239-2655.
My first thought when reading the headline was it was one of those transgender things....
Rip
Shame. Thank God the officers weren’t hurt.
Prayers for the victim(s), and their loved ones and friends, especially you, RH and the rest of your community and neighborhood.
Same here.
Now, let me guess....the woman wasn't the burglar and the armed man the resident.
Strange wording. Hope he wasn't the resident who dialed 911 for help. "Thank God you're ... [bang bang].
/ hypothetical scenario
That’s actually what I am thinking. Hopefully, more information will follow.
Good heavens, why?
The headline does seem to say they shot a guy and found a woman.
Oh, I thought they said a one-armed man.
The police department can expect to hear from the outraged hermaphrodyte lobby.
It is not just that journalists are biased. Many of them are also incompetent. This is a very poorly written story.
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