Overview

• Body camera footage released July 17 reveals the April 10 standoff in an unincorporated Crystal Lake home.
• Footage captures 46-year-old Darrick Lawrence barricaded with rifles, threatening deputies and firing at them through a front window after failed negotiations.
• The two-hour standoff involved the sheriff’s Hostage Negotiation Team before four deputies returned fire, killing Lawrence at the scene.
• An independent investigation by the McHenry County Major Investigation Assistance Team and a state’s attorney legal review determined deputies acted within policy and cleared them to return to duty.
• Authorities recovered multiple firearms from the home and confirmed no other injuries resulted from the incident.