It seems odd his weapon was found several feet away in the grass. Granted, the nature of his wound would have given him time to throw it, but I’ll wait for forensics before I believe it was self-inflicted.
**authorities confirmed for the first time that Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was shot with his own weapon. He was struck by two rounds, one that hit his ballistic vest with the force of a “sledgehammer” and another that pierced his upper chest, said Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko.**
“The weapon could have been fired by Lt. Gliniewicz or he could have been in a close proximity of the weapon being fired,” Filenko said. He refused to provide any details on what the signs of the struggle were.
What adds to the confusion is that the county coroner was unable to rule the 52-year-old Gliniewicz’s death a homicide, suicide or an accident.
We’ll have to wait and see.