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Police Kill Armed Man in Palos Hills After 911 Report of Threats

State police are conducting an independent review of the fatal encounter.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the deceased as 37-year-old Gerhardt Facko of Palos Hills.
  • A 911 caller reported a man with a shotgun who threatened to harm his girlfriend and her children at a residence on Cour Versaille.
  • Responding officers encountered an armed suspect and an officer-involved shooting occurred, police said.
  • Facko was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and pronounced dead, with the medical examiner listing multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death.
  • No other injuries were reported, and initial reports differ on the exact time officers were dispatched, a detail not yet clarified.