Crime & Safety
Family To Sue Elgin Police After Fatal I-90 Shooting
Decynthia Clements. 34. was shot dead by a veteran Elgin officer following a standoff on Interstate 90 in March.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of a woman shot and killed by an Elgin police officer in March plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city.
Attorneys Antonio Romanucci and Andrew Stroth will file the federal lawsuit against the Elgin Police Department and Lt. Christian Jensen, who shot Decynthia Clements when she exited her SUV carrying a knife after a more than hour-long standoff on the Jane Addams Tollway on March 12.
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Image: Elgin Lt. Christian Jensen/Photo via Elgin Police Department