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Six Des Plaines cops, including officer who fired deadly shots at man, 21, placed on administrative leave. Six Des Plaines police officers have been placed on administrative leave, including the officer who fatally shot a “violent” man wielding an electric hedge trimmer during a confrontation earlier this month in the northwest suburb, police announced Thursday. The fatal shooting of Ayham Babidi, 21, happened Sept. 9 about 2:30 p.m. at 2047 E. In a Thursday statement, the Des Plaines Police Department said it placed six officers on temporary paid administrative leave, a standard procedure in this type of use-of-force investigation.
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