News in Brief

KENDALL COUNTY

PLANO MAN KILLED BY COPS AFTER HIT-RUN

A Plano man was was shot to death by police Friday night after fleeing a hit-and-run crash, firing shots at police and stealing and crashing a squad car, according to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.

The incident began at 8:38 p.m. in unincorporated Kendall County, when Bjorn S. Roland, 40, fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash on foot, authorities said.

They said Roland fired a handgun at a deputy who was searching for him.

When the deputy got out of his car to take cover, Roland stole the squad car, drove away and struck a Plano Police squad car, authorities said.

Roland fled again, but then he got out of the squad car and threatened officers at the scene, the sheriff's office said. Police then shot and killed Roland.

Illinois State Police were investigating.

KENDALL COUNTY

NEWARK MAN DIES IN SCUFFLE

A man who set his truck on fire at a car show and then went back into the burning truck to grab a knife and use it to attack a man was killed after suffering head injuries while being subdued by witnesses, the Kendall County Sheriff's Office said.

Witnesses told sheriff's police that Ricke Lewis Van Riper, 55, arrived at the car show in Newark, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, and began arguing with his estranged wife.

Van Riper then poured gasoline on his own truck and set it on fire, the sheriff's office said.

Van Riper then entered the burning truck to get several knives, which he threw at a man, and then he attacked him, witnesses told police.

Other people at the car show subdued Van Riper, but he suffered head injuries and died, authorities said.

An autopsy is scheduled for today.