Fox Lake police officer fatally shot

Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd, from left, Lake County Major Crime Task Force commander George Filenko and Lake County sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli confirm at a Nov. 4, 2015, news conference that Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, 52, died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Fox Lake Village Administrator Anne Marrin addresses the news media Nov. 4, 2015, after Lake County officials confirmed that Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, 52, died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd, center, takes questions at a news conference Nov. 4, 2015, about the death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. At right is Lake County Major Crime Task Force commander George Filenko. At left is Lake County sheriff’s Detective Christopher Covelli.

Lake County Major Crime Task Force commander George Filenko, right, speaks Nov. 4, 2015, about Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s history and his staged suicide.

Natalie Cisneros and her daughter Marilyn, 3, pass a gate with blue ribbons in honor of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Nov. 4, 2015. The gate is the entrance to the area where investigators say Gliniewicz staged his suicide Sept. 1, 2015. When asked about Gliniewicz, Cisneros replied, “I’ll never believe it.”

The grave of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz is adorned with an American flag, a glass angel and flowers, among other items, at Hillside East Cemetery in Antioch on Nov. 4, 2015. Gliniewicz died Sept. 1, 2015.

The grave of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz is adorned with a fresh red rose at sunrise Nov. 4, 2015, at Hillside East Cemetery in Antioch. Gliniewicz died Sept. 1, 2015, in what authorities say was a “carefully staged suicide.”

George Filenko, commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, shows media members on Oct. 1, 2015, the area where the first shot hit Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. The longtime officer was killed Sept. 1.

George Filenko, commander of Lake County Major Crime Task Force, left with Detective Christopher Covelli, talks on Oct. 1, 2015, about the gunshot wounds to Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was killed Sept. 1.

The memorial for slain Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz continues to grow outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 3, 2015.

A memorial created by police dispatchers sits outside the employee entrance to the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 3, 2015.

Lake County sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli, left, and George Filenko, right, commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, speak at a news conference in front of a memorial to slain Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Sept. 3, 2015.

Law enforcement officials investigate Sept. 3, 2015, at the site where Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz was found slain two days earlier in Fox Lake.

Members of the Fox Lake Police Explorers release a hot air sky lantern in honor of their slain supervisor, Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, during a candlelight vigil Sept. 2, 2015, in front of the Fox Lake Police Department.

A candlelight vigil is held in front of the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015, in honor of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. He was killed a day earlier while on duty in the village.

People gather in front of the Fox Lake Police Department for a candlelight vigil Sept. 2, 2015, in honor of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was killed the day before while on duty in the village.

Family and friends gather Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake’s Lakefront Park for a vigil in honor of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot on duty in the village a day earlier.

Members of the Lake Zurich Law Enforcement Explorers attend a Sept. 2, 2015, vigil in honor of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was on duty the day before when he was shot and killed while chasing three men, authorities said.

Family and friends gather Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake’s Lakefront Park for a vigil in honor of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed a day earlier while chasing three men.

People embrace at a vigil held Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake for police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot in the village a day earlier.

Mel Gliniewicz, center, addresses members of the audience with her family and friends in Lakefront park during a vigil in honor of her husband, Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed while chasing three suspects the day before, authorities said.

A law enforcement officer attends a Sept. 2, 2015, vigil in honor of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot the day before.

Family and friends gather Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake’s Lakefront Park for a vigil in honor of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot a day earlier.

Members of the Gurnee Police Explorers attend a Fox Lake vigil Sept. 2, 2015, in honor of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot a day earlier.

People grieve at a vigil held Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake for police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed in the village the day before.

People attend a vigil Sept. 2, 2015, in Fox Lake for police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was fatally shot in the village a day earlier.

Wally Grist, left, holds his wife, Karen, near a memorial outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015. Grist, a volunteer with the Lake County sheriff, knew Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was killed a day earlier.

A small memorial outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015.

Flowers, candles, flags and a G.I. Joe comic book are some of the items seen Sept. 2, 2015, at the memorial for Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz outside the Fox Lake Police Department.

Law enforcement officials follow up on a lead Sept. 2, 2015, while searching a home for three men suspected of killing Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz a day earlier.

Law enforcement officials follow up on a lead Sept. 2, 2015, while searching a home for three men suspected of killing Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz a day earlier.

A memorial for Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz is in place at the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015, a day after he was fatally shot.

George Filenko, left, commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, answers questions from reporters at a news conference in front of the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015. At right is Christopher Covelli, a detective with the Lake County sheriff’s department.

Carol Weitzman, of Fox Lake, and her 3-year-old grandson Brayden drop off balloons at the memorial for slain Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz on Sept. 2, 2015.

People in an apartment building across the street from the Fox Lake Police Department watch a Sept. 2, 2015, news conference called by the Lake County Major Crime Task Force regarding the killing of Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz.

A passer-by places an American flag at a memorial for Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015.

Explorer Devan Arbay, 17, holds a flag to honor Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz on U.S. Highway 12 in Fox Lake on Sept. 2, 2015. Arbay said he wanted “to show the law enforcement community they are not alone.” Gliniewicz was Arbay’s instructor in the police Explorers program.

A memorial for Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz is displayed outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015, the day after he was fatally shot.

Tara England, of Ingleside, and her 11-year-old son Takoa Thomas pray in front of a memorial for Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz in Fox Lake on Sept. 2, 2015. Three suspects remained at large in the shooting death a day earlier.

Workers put up purple and black bunting outside the Fox Lake Police Department on Sept. 2, 2015, a day after the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz. Three suspects remained at large.

The sign in front of the Fox Lake Police Department is decorated with posters, flowers, candles, balloons and personal notes for police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz on Sept. 2, 2015, the day after he was fatally shot.

Fox Lake police Officer Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, right, at an event Aug. 11, 1998.

Worker Jim Laha walks around the lot in Fox Lake where local school buses remain parked Sept. 2, 2015. The district decided to close schools after the killing of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “G.I. Joe” Gliniewicz in Fox Lake a day earlier.

Law enforcement officials search the Fox Lake area for three suspects after a police officer was shot and killed Sept. 1, 2015, in Fox Lake.

Law enforcement officials search the Fox Lake area for three suspects after a Fox Lake police officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015.

Officers patrol near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three suspects in connection with the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Sept. 1, 2015.

Renee Evans, 29, left, and her sister Brittany Evans, 27, hold up signs of support for law enforcement officials after an officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015, in Fox Lake.

Law enforcement officials search the Fox Lake area for three suspects after an officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015, in Fox Lake.

Police patrol the swampy area near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Sept. 1, 2015.

A resident watches officers patrol the swampy area near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz on Sept. 1, 2015.

Balloons and flowers adorn the sign near the entrance to the Fox Lake Police Department after Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was fatally shot while on patrol Sept. 1, 2015.

Law enforcement officials search the Fox Lake area for three suspects after a police officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015, in Fox Lake.

Police officers on the ground and in the air search a swampy area near Fox Lake for three men wanted in the shooting death of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

A law enforcement official searches the Fox Lake area for three suspects after an officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015.

Police officers on the ground and in the air search a swampy area near Fox Lake for three men wanted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

A sniper and a lookout atop a roof during a manhunt for three suspects after the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

A sniper and a lookout during a manhunt for three men wanted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

Law enforcement officers scan a swampy area in Fox Lake where a manhunt was launched after an officer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015.

Police officers embrace outside the Lake County coroner’s office in Waukegan on Sept. 1, 2015, moments after the body of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Glinewicz arrived. Glinewicz was fatally shot earlier in the day.

A man, possibly a police or fire chaplain, stands outside the Antioch home of a police officer who was fatally shot in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015. The man had arrived with the officer’s son, who went inside and exited the home shortly afterward.

A bloodhound gets water in the scorching heat during a manhunt for suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

Police inspect a bike after stopping a rider on a path during the search for suspects in the fatal shooting of a Fox Lake police officer Sept. 1, 2015.

A Lake County sheriff’s officer sits near the Route 59 bridge in Fox Lake as he looks for suspects in the fatal shooting of an officer Sept. 1, 2015.

A police officer is helped to an ambulance in the scorching heat during a manhunt for suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake on Sept. 1, 2015.

Fox Lake emergency teams gather as the search continues for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer on Sept. 1, 2015.

A law enforcement officer patrols the Route 59 bridge in Fox Lake as he looks for suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer on Sept. 1, 2015.

A police helicopter patrols a swampy area near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three people suspected in the fatal shooting of a police officer Sept. 1, 2015.

Police officers patrol near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three people wanted in the fatal shooting of a police officer Sept. 1, 2015.

A police officer near Route 59 and Rollins Road in Fox Lake during a manhunt for three men suspected in the fatal shooting of a police officer Sept. 1, 2015.

Police officers patrol a swampy area in Fox Lake during a manhunt for suspects in the fatal shooting for a police officer Sept. 1, 2015.

Police officers gather during a manhunt for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a Fox Lake police officer Sept. 1 2015.

Fox Lake police search for suspects after a police offer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015.

Fox Lake police gather as they search for suspects after a police offer was fatally shot Sept. 1, 2015.

A Fox Lake police officer during a manhunt for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer Sept. 1, 2015.