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Cops Kill Possible Suspect In 83-Year-Old's Murder
Kristyn Hartman
Reporting
(CBS) MARENGO, Ill. Police in the McHenry County town of Marengo say an elderly woman who was found dead in her home appears to have been killed, but they haven't released a possible cause of death.
Verna Corcoran, 83, was found dead in her home Sunday night by a neighbor. Hours later, they spotted a man driving her car. They gave chase, and an officer fatally shot the driver.
CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports police are now investigating the dead man's background.
That man was 21-year-old Jose Manuel Aldava-Grijaldo, according to the Kane County Coroner's Office. The office took charge of the case after he was brought to Provena St. Joe's in Elg
in. They say he died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen and toxicology reports are pending. His role, if any, has still not been defined.
When Estelle Jamieson went to check on her friend, Verna Corcoran, she made the kind of discovery you typically only associate with nightmares.
"She was laying face down. Of course, I panicked and I kept yelling her name and she didn?t answer," said friend Estelle Jamieson. "There was a little blood by her face, but I didn't see her face cause it was like covered with like a towel or something."
Jamieson says Corcoran's wheelchair was tipped over, and her home was ransacked.
"There was like jewelry boxes and purses and everything coming out of the dressers," Estelle said.
The phones were down, so Jamieson went next door to get help. They wouldn?t say anything about a motive or a suspect, but they acknowledged that a man was spotted about four hours after Corcoran was found, and he was driving her car.
"I?m assuming there?s a conne
ction but until investigate further to establish that connection," said Marengo Police Deputy Chief Joseph Hallman.
What police will say is that after a 15-mile chase, the driver lost control of the car and crashed.
Police say that?s when he approached the officer, ignoring commands to stop. That?s when police say a Marengo cop shot him to death.
"The driver exited the vehicle," said Marengo Police Chief Les Kottke said. "There was a confrontation between the Marengo police officer and the suspect, excuse me, the subject. And the officer discharged his weapon."
"We?re still investigating portions of that shooting," Hallman said.
Fire and rescue personnel transported the driver to Provena Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin, where Kottke said the man was pronounced dead on arrival.
Illinois State Police are investigating the shooting part of the case. Kottke would not comment on the connection between the man and Corcoran.
There is no word on yet how long the offic
er who did the shooting was on the police force. He is on paid administrative leave.
While authorities investigate, Corcoran's friends and neighbors say they are remembering a woman with children and grandchildren who would not have harmed anyone.
"She was a wonderful lady. Very, very wonderful lady," said Marilyn Kotke.
"We always expected that we would find her someday peacefully in the bed. But not like this," said friend Barbara Voorhees.
Cops Kill Possible Suspect In 83-Year-Old's Murder
Kristyn Hartman
Reporting
(CBS) MARENGO, Ill. Police in the McHenry County town of Marengo say an elderly woman who was found dead in her home appears to have been killed, but they haven't released a possible cause of death.
Verna Corcoran, 83, was found dead in her home Sunday night by a neighbor. Hours later, they spotted a man driving her car. They gave chase, and an officer fatally shot the driver.
CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports police are now investigating the dead man's background.
That man was 21-year-old Jose Manuel Aldava-Grijaldo, according to the Kane County Coroner's Office. The office took charge of the case after he was brought to Provena St. Joe's in Elg
in. They say he died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen and toxicology reports are pending. His role, if any, has still not been defined.
When Estelle Jamieson went to check on her friend, Verna Corcoran, she made the kind of discovery you typically only associate with nightmares.
"She was laying face down. Of course, I panicked and I kept yelling her name and she didn?t answer," said friend Estelle Jamieson. "There was a little blood by her face, but I didn't see her face cause it was like covered with like a towel or something."
Jamieson says Corcoran's wheelchair was tipped over, and her home was ransacked.
"There was like jewelry boxes and purses and everything coming out of the dressers," Estelle said.
The phones were down, so Jamieson went next door to get help. They wouldn?t say anything about a motive or a suspect, but they acknowledged that a man was spotted about four hours after Corcoran was found, and he was driving her car.
"I?m assuming there?s a conne
ction but until investigate further to establish that connection," said Marengo Police Deputy Chief Joseph Hallman.
What police will say is that after a 15-mile chase, the driver lost control of the car and crashed.
Police say that?s when he approached the officer, ignoring commands to stop. That?s when police say a Marengo cop shot him to death.
"The driver exited the vehicle," said Marengo Police Chief Les Kottke said. "There was a confrontation between the Marengo police officer and the suspect, excuse me, the subject. And the officer discharged his weapon."
"We?re still investigating portions of that shooting," Hallman said.
Fire and rescue personnel transported the driver to Provena Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin, where Kottke said the man was pronounced dead on arrival.
Illinois State Police are investigating the shooting part of the case. Kottke would not comment on the connection between the man and Corcoran.
There is no word on yet how long the offic
er who did the shooting was on the police force. He is on paid administrative leave.
While authorities investigate, Corcoran's friends and neighbors say they are remembering a woman with children and grandchildren who would not have harmed anyone.
"She was a wonderful lady. Very, very wonderful lady," said Marilyn Kotke.
"We always expected that we would find her someday peacefully in the bed. But not like this," said friend Barbara Voorhees.
