A man armed with a sledgehammer was fatally shot by Round Lake Beach police Wednesday afternoon.
At about 3:15 p.m., Round Lake Beach police officers were dispatched to a domestic battery with a weapon in progress at a home in the 2000 block of Redwood Drive.
Once the women were removed from the scene, officers walked to the front door of the home, where a man was located just inside the doorway, armed with a sledgehammer.One officer deployed a Taser, however, it was ineffective. It is unknown if the probes did not make contact with the offender when discharged.
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