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Distressed man was shot after pointing gun at police
Sep 27, 2008 at 12:01 AM Sep 27, 2008 at 2:02 PM
A man who triggered a four-hour standoff with police Friday was armed only with a rifle that shoots hard plastic BBs but resembles an actual firearm when viewed from a distance.
Jason A. Dimond, 28, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon after he walked up to two police officers and surrendered. He is listed in fair condition at a local hospital where he is being treated for a minor hand injury and a minor gunshot wound to the chest.
Deputy Chief Greg Lindmark said in a news conference today that a family member asked police to make a welfare check on Dimond, who was distraught after being served divorce papers Friday.
About 2 p.m., two police officers and a maintenance man went to an apartment in the 400 block of Bienterra Trail where they believed Dimond was, but they had the incorrect address. After getting the correct address, they knocked on Dimond’s door, identified themselves as the Rockford police and said they wanted to check on Dimond.
After several minutes of knocking and getting no response, police asked the maintenance man to open the door and they went inside to search the apartment.
Inside, police found a knife and razor blade and a large amount of blood on the sink and floor. A trail of blood led them to Dimond’s closed bedroom door.
Officers tried opening the door, but Dimond was sitting on the floor, leaning on the door to barricade himself inside. Officers went outside the apartment to another door that opened to the bedroom, where police found Dimond sitting and holding a replica of an AK-47 assault rifle, Lindmark said.
Dimond pointed the gun at Officer Colin Kvool and refused to put it down or leave the apartment.
Instead, Dimond stood up, still pointing the gun at Kvool. The 19-year veteran of the Rockford Police Department fired one shot, which hit Dimond in the chest.
Dimond then sat back down, and Kvool’s assisting officer called for police backup.
About 3:50 p.m., hostage negotiators tried to talk to Dimond, who refused to concede.
“He stated he wasn’t going to come out and wanted to die,” Lindmark said.
Nearly two dozen Rockford police officers, including hostage negotiators, snipers and SWAT team officers, surrounded the apartment throughout the afternoon. Many nearby residents were evacuated, and others were told to stay inside their homes and apartments.
Dimond eventually surrendered about 6 p.m.
“Officer Kvool’s actions were justified,” Lindmark said.
He acted in appropriate fashion and within the guidelines of the Rockford Police Department, Lindmark said. Kvool was put on administrative leave, standard procedure for officers involved in a shooting.
Lindmark said he expects Dimond will be released from the hospital within the next few days.
Dimond has one previous arrest, in 2004 for aggravated assault with a firearm and disorderly conduct, Lindmark said.
The case will likely go before a grand jury, said Winnebago County State’s Attorney Phil Nicolosi.
Distressed man was shot after pointing gun at police - News - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL
Distressed man was shot after pointing gun at police
Sep 27, 2008 at 12:01 AM Sep 27, 2008 at 2:02 PM
A man who triggered a four-hour standoff with police Friday was armed only with a rifle that shoots hard plastic BBs but resembles an actual firearm when viewed from a distance.
Jason A. Dimond, 28, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon after he walked up to two police officers and surrendered. He is listed in fair condition at a local hospital where he is being treated for a minor hand injury and a minor gunshot wound to the chest.
Deputy Chief Greg Lindmark said in a news conference today that a family member asked police to make a welfare check on Dimond, who was distraught after being served divorce papers Friday.
About 2 p.m., two police officers and a maintenance man went to an apartment in the 400 block of Bienterra Trail where they believed Dimond was, but they had the incorrect address. After getting the correct address, they knocked on Dimond’s door, identified themselves as the Rockford police and said they wanted to check on Dimond.
After several minutes of knocking and getting no response, police asked the maintenance man to open the door and they went inside to search the apartment.
Inside, police found a knife and razor blade and a large amount of blood on the sink and floor. A trail of blood led them to Dimond’s closed bedroom door.
Officers tried opening the door, but Dimond was sitting on the floor, leaning on the d
oor to barricade himself inside. Officers went outside the apartment to another door that opened to the bedroom, where police found Dimond sitting and holding a replica of an AK-47 assault rifle, Lindmark said.
Dimond pointed the gun at Officer Colin Kvool and refused to put it down or leave the apartment.
Instead, Dimond stood up, still pointing the gun at Kvool. The 19-year veteran of the Rockford Police Department fired one shot, which hit Dimond in the chest.
Dimond then sat back down, and Kvool’s assisting officer called for police backup.
About 3:50 p.m., hostage negotiators tried to talk to Dimond, who refused to concede.
“He stated he wasn’t going to come out and wanted to die,” Lindmark said.
Nearly two dozen Rockford police officers, including hostage negotiators, snipers and SWAT team officers, surrounded the apartment throughout the afternoon. Many nearby residents were evacuated, and others were told to stay inside their homes and apartments.
Dimond eventually surrendered about 6 p.m.
“Officer Kvool’s actions were justified,” Lindmark said.
He acted in appropriate fashion and within the guidelines of the Rockford Police Department, Lindmark said. Kvool was put on administrative leave, standard procedure for officers involved in a shooting.
Lindmark said he expects Dimond will be released from the hospital within the next few days.
Dimond has one previous arrest, in 2004 for aggravated assault with a firearm and disorderly conduct, Lindmark said.
The case will likely go before a grand jury, said Winnebago County State’s Attorney Phil Nicolosi.