"Tragic Officer-Involved Shooting Claims Lives of Child and Man in Macomb Domestic Incident"

The Illinois State Police released a preliminary report on a domestic incident in Macomb that resulted in the deaths of a man and a child, as well as a woman being stabbed. Body-cam footage and witness interviews revealed that the man, Anthony T. George, held a child at knifepoint, prompting an officer to fatally shoot both George and the child. The incident unfolded rapidly after officers responded to screams for help and discovered the injured woman and the armed suspect inside a residence. The investigation is ongoing.