calumet city city police responding to domestic disturbance call. police say a teenager in a basement fighting with his father. >> two officers went downstairs police say the boy alleged that officers with a knife father who witnessed everything says it was only a butter knife both officers fired one shot at the boy pronounced dead at the hospital short while later. >> he was the one who also did the opposite with a knife and pushed the incident to a level higher than it had to be. in the past history of trying to use restrictions possible. today he drew the line of how this would be handled and he pushed it with an attempt to use deadly force against an officer. >> previously responding to the home 10 * boy had attacked officers before when asked what officers did not use taster's instead of guns, officer did not have a taser came downstairs confronted with in that sound of a few feet slashed his arm and all he could do was draw his weapon and fire second officer fired >> one officer cut in the forearm but the wound was not serious boy's family say

>>the calumet city police department is defending itself against accused of excessive force ... it is being criticized for shooting to death an autistic boy tonya francisco is live in calumet city ... >>the boy suffered from asperger's syndrome and that was a condition that was known to the local police ... they also knew that he was a strong young man with a temper and a tendency to put up a fight given previous calls to the home before ... there received a call ... before police arrived at the home the father managed 2 down after restricting his computer time because the boy did not want to go school ... the boy hit in the basement and police tried to approach him he lunged at them with a knife ... >>police shot the boy and killed him ... >>this year and man consistently goes off of his medication and inflicts physical harm and his parents and anyone that is in his way ... given everything i've learned about the incident he dictated his situation he assault of the officers with a knife and pushed the incident to the level it was ... >>the two officers firing those shots were p

and that was something this young woman just cannot do it safely this weekend >> south suburban calumet city this evening and vigil for teenagers shot by police yesterday protest against police for using deadly force to have autism. against the teenager who had autism. >> could turn out tonight at 200 people here in support of the family about a dozen protesters here tonight behind me. neither of the parents spoke tonight advice of attorneys but supple activists calling for a full investigation. holding a picture of her son boy's mother surrounded by cameras, community activists and dozens of supporters calling plan action against calumet city police department. many holding candles print for the family. 15 year-old stephon watts suffered from asberger's syndrome a type of autism. what is some support groups also here. local leaders calling for a full investigation. >> we want to bring justice to the family and community to rise up will not accept this type of behavior >> supporting the boy's family activists spoke shouldn't reflected deeper problems inequalities >> why are we as citizens ac

. >> south suburban police looking put a band hit and run crash calumet city 42 year-old maria padilla of hammond died friday in the car as passenger driven by 17 year-old son behind 630 last night torrance avenue. car pushed off of the road into two trees husband and three sons were injured out of the hospital tonight the that hit a second car before taking off. >> person has no regard in my opinion for human life high school and middle school one elementary school. boys need a lot of mothering and familoy y >> anybody with information please call. cold case fatal hit-and-run surprise turn confession not to police but at the doorstep of a family. >> david mccarthy has a history to convictions one of reckless driving the other domestic battery at one point court records show authorities ordered counseling for substance abuse and mental health issues took place after incident david mccarthy never revealed until yesterday he was the one driving a 21 year-old melissa lech killed in joliet four years ago out of the blue rang her family's doorbell to tell them his version of what happened t

. >> first and foremost, i want to thank the young brothers coming from calumet city. why don't you stand up in the back, if you don't mind? what happened last week, there was a big conflict with two different groups. we got a chance to really work with them young brothers and a sister. when i met their sister, she made it clear to me. she say, "i'm a sister, brother. you know what i'm saying?" >> i been trying to call you. >> caprysha is a very loving young lady that had not had a chance to have a childhood. substance abuse plays a huge part of the toxicness that she was raised around. >> i was worried. i know you wanted to go see your mother. >> i'll get mad. >> all right, so we just going to keep it moving. you got to get ready to get... do you. be a big girl. you want to go skating this weekend? you do? okay, i'm going to send a car for you this weekend. 'cause it's my eight-year-old's birthday. if i got time, i'll come get you myself. all right, baby? ( music play)ng where's my husband? come on, come on, come on, come on! come on, come on, come on! yeah! ( whoopin

last night in time at city wednesday morning his parents called police to their homes saying that there were not able to handle them over an issue about going to schoolchildren calumet police said they had a call to the home before and knew that that youngster had asperger's syndrome the form of autism responding officers say they shot and killed the teen when he pointed a butter knife at them than the police called the shooting justified autopsy results have not yet been released >>the driver of a school bus that crashed while carrying nine special needs students has been suspended the kane county sheriff's department is investigating whether or not the driver was asleep when the accident happened the bus went off the road and slid on its side into a cornfield last week that same driver was accused of falling asleep at the wheel back october cameras were installed in that bus but found no evidence of the driver falling asleep so he was able to keep his job >>safe to reports of hundreds of high-rise residential buildings in the city can now be checked on line on city of chicago .org this will include life safety evaluations and fire safety information >>we're learni