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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Elk Grove Village police knew man they fatally shot had history of health issues, family says

Jack Murray’s mother, Donna Murray (center), cries Monday during a news conference about the fatal police shooting Friday of her 24-year-old son. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The family of a man who was shot and killed by Elk Grove Village police last week said Monday they believe he had reached out to 911 for help with his health issues — as he had done in the past — and that officers were familiar with his emotional struggles.

Antonio Romanucci, attorney for the family of Jack Murray, said at a news conference in River North that his firm is conducting a civil investigation into the Friday shooting, focusing on “officers’ treatment of a known emotionally distressed person and their use of deescalation tactics.”

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