A man wielding a chainsaw inside a senior-living facility in St. Charles, Illinois, was shot and killed by police early Sunday, state and local law enforcement said. "Just before police arrival, witnesses advised the subject had now gained entry to the lobby of the building and began confronting residents with the chainsaw,

A man who Illinois authorities said threatened senior-living facility residents and staff with a chainsaw on Sunday was shot to death by police.

A man was shot and killed by police after he allegedly threatened residents and staff of an assisted living facility in Illinois with a chainsaw on Sunday.

Daniel H. Escalera, 41, of Stockwell, Indiana, was pronounced dead at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital following the incident, according to a joint statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office and St. Charles police. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

A man who was shot and killed while wielding a chainsaw inside an assisted living facility in a Chicago suburb has been identified by police.

A scary situation unfolded at a senior living facility when a man wielding a chainsaw attempted to attack residents and responding police over the weekend.

Police in St. Charles, Illinois, said Daniel H. Escalera was shot and killed by officers after he attacked residents of an assisted living facility, and then officers. Tara Molina reports.

The man had gotten into the lobby of the building and started confronting residents with the chainsaw, according to investigators.