Officer cleared after fatally shooting 3year-old during Illinois hostage Standoff

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TRAGIC: Officer cleared after fatally shooting 3-year-old during Illinois hostage standoff

A Princeton Police Department sergeant has been cleared of criminal charges after accidentally fatally shooting a 3-year-old Damian Camacho during a hostage situation in Bureau County.

Officers responded to a domestic disturbance and found 42-year-old Anthony Rodriguez barricaded inside a room armed with a knife while holding women and children hostage.

After hearing screaming from inside, police forced entry and opened fire. One of the shots fatally struck the child.

A special prosecutor reviewed the body camera footage and ruled the officer’s actions were legally justified due to the imminent threat to the hostages.

Rodriguez survived and is facing multiple charges.

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0 +1 Iwillhityourmouth 1 hour ago

No big loss. You know that kid was Doomed at birth.

0 +1 TentacleNipple 2 hours ago

Heartbreaking but all i learn't is don't date pieces of shit that take babies hostage? Nar couldnt be that im just racist or something

1 +1 rightisleft 3 hours ago

Bad call from the cop.
Should be charged with involuntary manslaughter

0 +1 TentacleNipple 2 hours ago

@rightisleft He has to make instant life changing decisions all day bro. You cant win em all. Fucking shame still. Or maybe since hostage situation shouldn't they send Swat?

0 +1 QuartPlus8oz 4 hours ago

Given both the child and the officer have a commonality between their surnames: I have ruled it a wash.