Suspect dies after being shot by officers in Litchfield

LITCHFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A man shot by officers outside the Taylorville Community Credit Union in Litchfield has died.

Illinois State Police are investigating.

According to a release, ISP, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Litchfield Police Department officers responded to a call of a person with a gun Thursday.

Officers arrived at the Taylorville Community Credit Union around 10 a.m. where they located the suspect, 41-year-old Shane M. Boston, in the parking lot.

ISP said Boston showed a gun, and two Litchfield police officers, a Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy, and an ISP trooper discharged their weapons.

Boston was struck and disarmed and taken to the hospital. He did not survive.

In accordance with the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act (50 ILCS 727) and the Illinois State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605), Special Agents of the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation are investigating these events.

The investigation is ongoing and additional information, including the video, will be made public, when possible.