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Official: Illinois police officer’s death will be declared suicide

Fatal shooting initially spurred massive manhunt

By DON BABWIN, Associated Press
Published: November 3, 2015, 11:51pm

CHICAGO — Authorities will announce that a northern Illinois police officer whose shooting death led to a massive manhunt in September killed himself, an official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press. 

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has called a news conference today to announce “conclusive results” of the investigation.

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