A 36-year-old Pontoon Beach, Illinois, police officer was shot and killed Tuesday morning after attempting to approach a suspected stolen vehicle, the Illinois State Police said in a news release.
As officer Tyler Timmins approached the vehicle early Tuesday, a male suspect began firing at him, wounding the officer, the release said.Timmins was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the release stated. He had been a police officer in Madison County for 14 years, serving with three different police departments before joining the Pontoon Police Department in April 2020, the release said.The suspect was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting, the release added.
RIP ♥️
This shouldn’t have happened,an unintended result of the media scrutinizing police officers on duty for being “too tough” when approaching suspects.They fear negative repercussion,act with fear and because of that aren’t able to protect themselves.Criminalize the criminal,always.
horrible
Meh who cares. It’s your job deal with it. This literally isn’t news
Gotta be handy with the steel
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