Macomb domestic violence incident: Child fatally shot by police [Video]

MACOMB, Ill. — A 4-year-old was killed by police when officers responded to a domestic violence incident in Macomb, according to the Illinois State Police (ISP). 

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, officers with the Macomb Police Department responded to the 900 block of N. Charles Street for an active domestic violence incident. According to a press release, police noticed blood in a common area of the complex and forcibly entered the unit after hearing screams from inside.

After reviewing body camera footage, evidence, witness interviews and autopsy reports, ISP findings said police encountered the suspect holding a knife before he ducked out of officers’ view and emerged holding a 4-year-old child in front of him. Police say the suspect was holding a knife around …