Illinois State Police release video of deadly Will County shooting of George Walker, accused of taking hostages at Romeoville bank

In Romeoville, Illinois, surveillance footage was made public on Monday regarding an incident that took place in 2022 at a local bank, culminating in the death of the suspect.

The Illinois State Police shared the video, which depicts 65-year-old George Walker entering the Fifth Third Bank on 275 S. Weber Road and shooting twice into the ceiling during the events of May 2022.

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Police say he held several people hostage for about half an hour, before letting them go.

The video then shows Walker place his gun on a chair inside the bank.

He then walks to the entryway, eventually kneeling, with the SWAT team outside.

As he gets up and reaches for the door, a single gunshot is fired from outside, hitting him.

Walker died.

ABC7 Chicago froze the video before he was hit.

Following a decision by the Will County Grand Jury that deemed the evidence insufficient to bring charges, the video was made public on Monday, revealing that a member of the Will County SWAT Team fired the shot that proved fatal.

Neither the Will County Sheriff’s Office nor the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office immediately responded to requests for comment.

The Will County Coroner’s Office previously identified him as Gregory Walker.

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