NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Coroners have identified a suburban Chicago man who was fatally shot after the man charged a police officer with a hatchet during a traffic stop.
The DuPage County Coroner’s Office identified the man Tuesday as 28-year-old Edward Samaan of Naperville. The coroner’s office says the cause and manner of Samaan’s death are still under investigation pending toxicology results.
The Naperville Police Department says the officer was conducting a traffic stop at 11 a.m. Friday when an unrelated vehicle pulled up and a man got out and charged the officer with a hatchet in his hand.
