A Naperville police officer who shot and killed a man who got out of his car with a hatchet and charged the officer during a traffic stop earlier this summer won’t face criminal charges and was justified in shooting the man, prosecutors have determined.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said Monday that Naperville Police officer Frank Tonkovich was within his rights as a police officer in shooting Naperville resident Edward Samaan, 28, on June 3. The incident took place in the late-morning hours after Tonkovich conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Bond and McDowell streets.
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