Tywon Salters was killed by a police after he stole a correctional officer's gun and held a Geneva hospital nurse hostage for several hours, police said. Salters, 21, had been a patient at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital since May 8.
Victim's Name: Tywon Salters
Agency Responsible: North Aurora Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Black
Date of Death: May 13, 2017
County: Kane
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Geography: Suburban