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The fatal police shooting of Mary Alice Love, the 37-year-old Black Mundelein woman killed in May during a mental health crisis, has been ruled a homicide, a potential step towards criminal charges for the involved officer. Love family attorney Kevin O’Connor praised the ruling. “This was a big issue, a big deal for the family,” he said. “This was a homicide by this police officer shooting her.” Immediately after the ruling, Love family members met with Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to discuss the potential criminal aspects of the case, O’Connor said, and although he said he couldn’t share additional details of that discussion, the family was “very happy” with the meeting. O’Connor said the primary distinction that was put forward in the Lake County coroner’s inquest — consisting of the coroner and six jurors — was whether Love’s death had been a homicide or a “suicide by cop.” Any criminal charges would be handled by the State’s Attorney’s Office, according to O’Connor. Mary Alice Love is seen getting up and yelling.
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The fatal police shooting of Mary Alice Love, the 37-year-old Black Mundelein woman killed in May during a mental health crisis, has been ruled a homicide, a potential step towards criminal charges for the involved officer. Love family attorney Kevin O’Connor praised the ruling. “This was a big issue, a big deal for the family,” he said. “This was a homicide by this police officer shooting her.” Immediately after the ruling, Love family members met with Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to discuss the potential criminal aspects of the case, O’Connor said, and although he said he couldn’t share additional details of that discussion, the family was “very happy” with the meeting.
The fatal police shooting of Mary Alice Love, the 37-year-old Black Mundelein woman killed in May during a mental health crisis, has been ruled a homicide, a potential step towards criminal charges for the involved officer. Love family attorney Kevin O’Connor praised the ruling. “This was a big issue, a big deal for the family,” he said. “This was a homicide by this police officer shooting her.” Immediately after the ruling, Love family members met with Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to discuss the potential criminal aspects of the case, O’Connor said, and although he said he couldn’t share additional details of that discussion, the family was “very happy” with the meeting. O’Connor said the primary distinction that was put forward in the Lake County coroner’s inquest — consisting of the coroner and six jurors — was whether Love’s death had been a homicide or a “suicide by cop.” Any criminal charges would be handled by the State’s Attorney’s Office, according to O’Connor. Mary Alice Love is seen getting up and yelling.
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