The Illinois State Police has released the name of the victim in Wednesday's officer-involved shooting incident in Williamson County.
The man has been identified as 47-year-old Jeremy Fowler of Carbondale.
Preliminary information indicates the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service on Devil’s Fork Road, near Carbondale in Williamson County.
Upon arrival, the sheriff’s deputy encountered Fowler, who while carrying a weapon, began approaching the deputy as he exited his patrol vehicle.
The deputy ordered Fowler to drop the weapon, but Fowler continued to advance forward and the deputy fired his weapon striking Fowler, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The deputy was not injured.
