Todd Edward Pearce, a 30-year-old resident of Centralia, Illinois, died on October 17, 2023, following an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred when a Centralia Police Officer responded to a home in the 500 block of Meadowbrook Lane for a welfare check. After gaining consent to search the residence, officers located Pearce in the basement, where he was reportedly armed with a knife and attacked the officers.
During the confrontation, less lethal force options were initially u
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