Slain Officer Identified as 32-Year Veteran and Father of Four.
A Fox Lake police officer shot and killed Tuesday morning has been identified as a 32-year veteran of the force who was married and had four children, a police source and family told the Chicago Tribune.
The officer, Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, went by the nickname “G.I. Joe,” according to the article.
Gliniewicz radioed police dispatch around 7:50 a.m. to say he was pursuing three suspects involved in some sort of “suspicious activity,” Lake County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli told CBS Chicago. Police then lost radio contact with the officer.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the Fox Lake police officer’s body in a marshy area near Route 12 and Sayton Road. His gun and other gear had been taken, according to the Chicago Tribune. Gliniewicz died at the scene.