Woman shot and killed after approaching Morris police officers, ignoring police orders, armed with a knife.
NEWS:
Morris, Illinois – On September 29, 2023, Morris Police received a 911 call from counselors working with 40-year-old Alivia Schwab after being told she was threatening herself with a knife. Officers found Schwab in the doorway of her first-floor apartment, talking on a cell phone with counselors in her right hand and with a knife pointed at the floor in her left hand. As Schwab slowly left her apartment, Officer Nick Pampinella told Officer Casie Price to use a Taser on her. However, Officer Price never unloaded it or removed it from the holster as Schwab walked past her. Two seconds later, Officer Pampinella, who instructed Officer Price to use a Taser, pulled out a gun and shot Schwab three times, including once in the left eye. After Schwab was shot and killed, officers handcuffed her in the parking lot. The two officers involved were not charged and the use of deadly force was deemed justifiable by the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office. Schwab’s teenage children have filed a federal lawsuit against the Morris Police Department. Court documents state that Schwab had a history of mental illness and was “in the process of transitioning from a residential facility to her own apartment” when the shooting occurred.
