DEKALB – A man is dead after allegedly trying to attack police officers with a Samurai Sword. The DeKalb Police Department were called around 3 AM Monday to the 100 Block of Tilton Park Drive, where a female subject had called to report a domestic disturbance and a male individual allegedly intoxicated with a sword. She was escorted from the area and informed officers the man also reportedly attempted to harm himself. DeKalb Police spoke to the man several minutes through a door in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, however the man opened the door and allegedly moved towards officers with a sword over his head. He was ordered to stop and non-lethal means were attempted to be deployed, including a taser and bean bags, but was he ultimately stopped with a single gunshot to the upper chest from a DeKalb Police officer. The subject was taken to an area hospital where he later died. The matter remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
