Incident

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3-26-2022 Illinois Mount Sterling 1-1

Location

March 26, 2022

Illinois 107 and 410 North Ave
Mount Sterling, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Chief Steven Helmich
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Daniel B Payne
Age: 29
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

TN man fled traffic stop from Meredosia, IL to Brown Co, IL, then fired on officers who responded there, wounding Chapin Police Department Chief of Police Steven Helmich; suspect surrendered when officers fired back; 28 yrs;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wgem.com/2022/03/27/police-officer-shot-brown-county/

URL: https://newschannel20.com/news/local/chapin-police-chief-injured-in-brown-county-shooting

URL: https://wlds.com/tennessee-man-who-shot-morgan-co-officer-after-multi-county-hi-speed-chase-receives-28-year-prison-sentence/

District

Congressional District: 18
State Senate District: 47
State House District: 93