A man was shot dead by cops in Illinois after he opened fire on officers following a wild chase that started when he allegedly shot his own dad — and the dramatic scene was caught on police video.
The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and Plano Police Department dropped graphic segments of the footage from last month’s incident … and it shows the suspect, 36-year-old Nicholas Novak , hopping out of his vehicle at an intersection with a shotgun in hand, firing at least once at responding officers.
A Kendall County Sheriff’s deputy and a Plano police officer both returned fire with about a dozen rounds … and the footage shows the suspect collapsing to the ground after being struck.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
911 audio recordings leading up to the shooting have also been released … featuring Nicholas’ dad, 70-year-old Russell Novak , reporting a potential home invasion on the night of September 27.
Russell reported that some of his guns were missing and noticed signs of forced entry at his home — but then he suddenly started screaming, and a loud bang is heard, and the line goes dead. Around the same time, another caller dialed 911 to report shots fired in the area.