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Janet Poleate
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Gender
Female
Age
47 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
12/05/2007
Location
170th Street and Torrence Avenue Lansing IL 60438 Cook
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Corrections officer Herbert B. Poleate Jr. was reportedly in uniform when he walked up to Janet Poleate's car and shot her through the windshield before taking his own life. The Poleates were estranged and were meeting in a parking lot to exchange their children for a visitation, police said. Their two children were in the car with their mother. They were physically unharmed.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Illinois Corrections Department
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