Police killings
2013-2020

Decynthia S. Clements

Female, Black

Date of the incident: 3/12/2018

Elgin, Kane, IL
I-90 and IL-25

Decynthia Clements was pulled over by an Elgin police officer on I-90, about 12:35 a.m. but refused to exit her SUV. She allegedly displayed a knife as officers attempted to persuade her to leave the vehicle. When they saw the interior of the SUV was on fire, they tried to pull her from the vehicle. She was shot and killed by Lt. Christian Jensen.