About 7 p.m., police were called to a Walmart store for a report of shoplifting. Once there, an officer took a woman—the girlfriend of Joseph Jesk, 32—into custody and put her in a squad car. The officer started to drive away, and Jesk got into his vehicle and rear-ended the squad car, police said. Both men got out of their vehicles, and Jesk pointed a replica gun at the officer, who shot and killed Jesk.
Victim's Name: Joseph Jesk
Agency Responsible: Bridgeview Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: White
Date of Death: October 1, 2019
County: Cook
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: BB gun and vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5074
Geography: Suburban