Employee Stabbed, Suspect Shot by Cops in Brian Bemis Toyota, IL Altercation

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On October 23, 2024, multiple employees at Brian Bemis Toyota, at 1890 Sycamore Road, had called 911 reporting an upset customer, later identified as 32-year-old Charles Tripicchio, who began attacking people with two 8-inch-long pocket knives with 3.5-inch blades. One employee was wounded after being stabbed. DeKalb Police Officers arrived within five minutes and attempted to de-escalate the situation.

Officers repeatedly instructed Tripicchio to disarm, but he refused and threw a knife at the officers, narrowly missing one. Faced with the threat, two officers fired their weapons, striking Tripicchio. Officers immediately began providing first aid to Tripicchio, who was transported to a hospital. Tripicchio remains in medical care and has been charged with Armed Violence (Class X felony), Attempted Armed Robbery, Aggravated Battery, Criminal Damage to Property, and three counts of misdemeanor Aggravated Assault. The employee who was stabbed was treated for a non-life-threatening injury and released at the scene.

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