Naperville police released video Tuesday showing an officer fatally ѕһᴏᴏт a man who ran at him with a һɑтᴄһᴇт during a traffic stop earlier this month.
The officer pulled over a car about 11 a.m. June 3 near the intersection of Bond Street and McDowell Road when another car pulled up alongside, Naperville police said.
A man, identified as 28-year-old Edward Samaan, got out of that car and “ᴄһɑгɡᴇԀ” at the officer with a һɑтᴄһᴇт in hand, police said.
Samaan then jumps out of the vehicle and rushes toward the officer, appearing to hold a һɑтᴄһᴇт in his right hand, according to the video. The officer fires several shots and Samaan falls to the ground
“I’ve just been ɑттɑᴄᴋᴇԀ, shots fired, shots fired. Don’t move, don’t move,” the officer can be heard saying over the radio. “Send a medic!”
More officers arrive at the scene and handcuff Samaan as he lays on the ground. Paramedics show up shortly after and begin to work on Samaan.
“Dude, he just pulled up for no reason,” the officer who fired the shots can be heard telling another officer.
Samaan was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The officer, a 22-year veteran of the department, was not ɪпȷᴜгᴇԀ.
An independent investigation into the officer’s use of force is being conducted by the DuPage County Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigative Team and the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.
