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Mundelein police released video showing the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Black woman Mary Alice Love, who was holding a knife as officers approached her home. Audio from 911 calls reveals her mother’s desperate pleas that her bipolar daughter not be harmed. The confrontation escalated when Love stood up, yelled, and opened the door — moments before officers fired four shots. The family had demanded body cam footage and planned protests, which may now shift with the video’s release. The officer involved, with 18 years on the force, is on administrative leave as the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force investigates. Illinois law requires an independent probe, and while the State’s Attorney’s office called the shooting a homicide, they emphasized it doesn’t equate to unjustified violence — and expressed profound sorrow for the loss.

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