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Psych exam pending in rural DePue police shooting · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Psych exam pending in rural Depew police shooting. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Tom Collins. This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. The suspect in the
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  Speaker 1: Mother's Day police shooting in rural Depeu, a three year
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  Speaker 1: old was killed by gunfire, will undergo a psychological exam.
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  Speaker 1: Anthony Rodriguez trial was postponed pending in evaluation. Rodriguez, forty two,
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  Speaker 1: of Princeton, appeared Tuesday in Bureau County Circuit Court for
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  Speaker 1: a final pre trial conference. He faces up to five
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  Speaker 1: years in prison if convicted of aggravated unlawful restraint, but
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  Speaker 1: also is charged with misdemeanor assault and domestic battery. He
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  Speaker 1: initially was set for trial in August, but public defender
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  Speaker 1: Eric May said Tuesday in open court he is filing
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  Speaker 1: a series of pre trial motions to be settled before trial.
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  Speaker 1: Rodriguez told Circuit Judge Gino Cafferini he voluntarily waived his
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  Speaker 1: to speedy trial. Rodriguez's trial was rescheduled to October fifth.
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  Speaker 1: He will next appear August third for a status hearing.
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  Speaker 1: Chief among the pending motions is a mental health evaluation.
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  Speaker 1: May said he wants an expert to help determine whether
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  Speaker 1: Rodriguez was sane at the time of the offense. May
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  Speaker 1: also plans to challenge evidence seized during the ensuing search warrant.
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  Speaker 1: He further advised the judge that he's drafted motions seeking
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  Speaker 1: the appointment of a special prosecutor and for a change
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  Speaker 1: of venue, that is, to move the case out of
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  Speaker 1: Bureau County. Meanwhile, authorities are awaiting a determination on whether
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  Speaker 1: the officer who fired the shot that killed three year
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  Speaker 1: old Damien Camacho was justified in discharging a firearm. As
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  Speaker 1: previously reported, prosecutors said a woman called nine hundred and
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  Speaker 1: eleven after Rodriguez allegedly threatened her life and the lives
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  Speaker 1: of two children. Police arrived and attempted to get Rodriguez
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  Speaker 1: to come out peacefully. According to open court statements, when
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  Speaker 1: de escalation techniques failed, prosecutors said police broke down the
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  Speaker 1: bedroom door. Rodriguez, armed with a knife, is alleged to
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  Speaker 1: have grabbed and held the child. A non lethal weapon
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  Speaker 1: was deployed first, followed by two shots from a firearm.
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  Speaker 1: Both Rodriguez and Damien Camacho were struck. Damien was eventually
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  Speaker 1: transported to OSF Saint Clair Medical Center in Princeton for treatment,
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  Speaker 1: where he later died from the gunshot wound.