DuPage County Deputy Shoots, Kills Possibly Handicapped Black Teen: Update

A black teenager who was shot and killed by a DuPage County deputy Monday morning has been identified, officials said Tuesday.

Trevon Johnson, 17, was killed after a DuPage cop responded to a domestic violence call near Villa Park around midnight Jan. 2, the Daily Herald reported. It is reportedly the first fatal shooting by a DuPage County deputy in more than 20 years.

According to the Herald, Johnson was also believed to be mentally handicapped.

Police reports from the morning of Johnson's death state that after the first responding officer arrived at the home in the area of Standish Lane and Ardmore Avenue, he got into an altercation with Johnson.

The officer, who is white, was the only policeman on the scene at the time of the shooting. According to the Herald, he told investigators he thought Johnson had a knife on him and fired multiple shots at the boy, who was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital later that day.

Neighbors told reporters it hadn’t been uncommon for police to visit the residence where Johnson was killed, and that it always seemed to be a domestic disturbance issue.

The officer involved in the case hadn't yet been publicly named. DuPage County public information officer Sgt. Robert Harris told the Herald in an email Monday that he wouldn’t comment on the officer’s position or tenure, or provide any further details about Johnson’s death.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jason Bradley said the investigation into this case is routine.

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