EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The results of an investigation into the fatal East Moline police shooting of 80-year-old Eugene Mewes have been sent to the Rock Island County State's Attorney's office, according to Moline Police Chief Darren Gault.
State's Attorney Dora Villarreal will review the findings and decide whether or not any criminal charges are warranted in the case.
The investigation surrounds an incident from Friday, May 17, when police were called to the Hometown Harbor Apartment Complex in East Moline after receiving reports of a resident firing a gun on the premises. The caller said the man, later identified as Mewes, walked down 49th Avenue to the backside of the apartment complex. Two East Moline police officers responded to the scene at 2:24 p.m.
Gault said a confrontation occurred, during which one or more of the officers discharged their weapons and shot the man. Officials say the man was armed with a handgun that was retrieved at the scene. Officers say they administered first aid until EMS arrived at 2:30 p.m.
Mewes sustained life-threatening injuries from the shooting and was transported to a local hospital. He was later flown to a Peoria hospital, where he passed away. According to the Peoria County Coroner's Office, Mewes suffered multiple gunshot wounds "and had injuries that were not compatible with life."
The East Moline Police Department has identified the two officers involved as Lt. Dustin Edkin and Officer Garrett Kistner. Edkin has been with the department for 20 years and Kistner for 16 years.
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