An investigation is underway into an officer involved shooting Friday in Williamson County.
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office requested Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 7 investigate the incident that occurred in the 23000 block of Drake Road in Creal Springs.
Deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a man, now identified as 43-year-old Jesse Shelton of Marion, had forced entry into a residence. The woman at the residence confronted Shelton who then fled into the woods.
Deputies canvassed the area, including the deployment of a Sheriff’s Office K9, which led them several hundred yards through the woods to the location of another residence on Pleasant Valley Road.
While at the residence, Deputies located a man, matching the description of Shelton on Drake Road, who had forced his way into a second residence. He produced a firearm and directed it toward multiple Deputies. A Deputy fired his weapon, killing Shelton.
