From the Associated Press 30 April 2022, 01:07 • 2 minutes reading Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article GALESBURG, Ill. A deputy sheriff in western Illinois who was laying pins on a road was killed Friday morning when he was struck by a car driven by a man leaving police after he was reportedly found in a gun shop, officials said. In a press release, Illinois police said Knox County MP was hit shortly after 8 a.m. as he set up lane to try to flatten the tires of an escaped vehicle that was being chased to nearby Henry County by Galesburg police. Police were responding to a 911 call from a gunman at the Circle K covenience store in Galesburg after the driver fled after an attempted traffic jam. Illinois State Police said the man continued to drive on U.S. Highway 150 before the car crashed into a field. The man was said to have been arrested after a brief chase. The 22-year-old man from Granite City was charged on Friday with murder, illegal possession of a weapon by an perpetrator and aggravated escape and escape, state police announced. He was held in Henry County Jail without bail. The name of the deputy was not made public pending the notification of the relatives.
