COPS SHOOT FOUR-YEAR OLD HOSTAGE

 By Bob Walsh

Body camera footage shows the horrifying moment Macomb police fired a single gunshot that killed a four-year-old boy being held hostage at knifepoint by his mom's ex-boyfriend

Terrell Marshawn Miller, 4, was shot and killed by police while being held hostage at knifepoint

 

On March 16 the cops in Macomb, Illinois, responded to a domestic.  When they got there they heard screams coming from inside the residence.  They forced their way inside the apartment and saw an adult obviously suffering from stab wounds and Anthony George, 57, holding two knives.  

The man disappeared from camera view briefly and then showed up again holding the 4-year old, with a knife to the child's throat.  One of the cops took the shot.  The bullet killed George after first going thru the child.  The child, Terrell Miller, also died. 

 

 

 

Keianna Miller holds a photo of her son, Terrell, at a protest Monday, July 29, 2024 

There is, as one might expect, considerable outrage over the incident.  A special prosecutor investigated the matter and has concluded there was no criminal conduct by the cop who fired the shot.  As one might expect the child's mother is manifestly unhappy.