Macomb Police are releasing a police officer’s bodycam video from a shooting incident that killed two people, including a four-year-old boy.
This, a week after it was announced that no charges would be filed against the two officers who responded to the scene of an apartment complex in North Charles in Macomb last March 16.
Police claim a man in the home was involved in a domestic incident, allegedly stabbing a 36-year-old woman in the home, and was shot after he refused officers’ commands.
That man — Anthony George, 57, was shot and killed, as was Terrell Miller, 4.
The video shows a woman running away from George, nearly nude, when police entered the apartment and before the shooting took place, but there were audible pleas made to the officers because of Miller being in the home.
Macomb Police Chief Jeff Hamer released the police bodycam video of the incident, he says, in the interest of transparency, and now that State Police and appellate prosecutor’s reviews of the incident are finished.
Hamer says, however, that his own office’s internal review is still continuing.
The officers — identified by the department as Lieutenant Nick Goc and Officer Korri Cameron — were immediately put on administrative leave.
You can see the video by CLICKING HERE, but Hamer cautions it contains graphic content.
On March 16, 2024 at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers with the Macomb Police Department and Western Illinois University Police Department were dispatched to 915 N. Charles Street in Macomb after 911 received multiple calls regarding a loud disturbance, which was soon after determined to be a domestic violence situation. During the incident a City of Macomb Police Officer fired a single shot which struck and killed both Anthony T. George, age 57, and a minor identified by his initials, T.M. The Macomb Police Department immediately notified the Illinois State Police of the officer-involved shooting and requested that they conduct all further investigation into this matter. Investigators from Illinois State Police Zone 4 performed a complete and thorough investigation of the matter, including but not limited to collecting evidence, interviewing witnesses and obtaining and reviewing body-worn camera footage from officers present during the incident.
My office has frequent contact with the Macomb Police Department, with the majority of the prosecutions brought by my office originating from cases initiating from the Macomb Police Department. Due to these circumstances, I requested that an independent prosecuting agency, the Illinois State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, conduct a formal review of the incident to determine if criminal charges were warranted against any of the involved law enforcement officers. While my office does not represent the City of Macomb, Western Illinois University, or any of their law enforcement officers, I believed it was important to have the case reviewed by the Illinois State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office to dispel the appearance of any perceived conflict of interest between my office and the police agencies and officers involved.
As reflected in the July 8, 2024 letter from the Appellate Prosecutor (attached), it has been determined that there is no basis for criminal action or prosecution against any of the law enforcement officers involved in this tragic incident. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the deceased and all others affected by this heart-breaking event. — Matthew Kwacala, McDonough County State’s Attorney, July 23 news release
Letter From Appellate Prosecutor Regarding 3-16-24 OIS by WGIL Radio on Scribd
