On February 25, 2025, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Bloomington Police Department officers responded to report of an armed suspect in the area of 700 block of Fairmont Drive near the 800 block of Arcadia Drive in Bloomington, Illinois. Multiple witnesses had reported seeing someone with a gun. Warning, this video contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised. >> Did you guys see a male running through here? >> Yeah, over there. >> A male was running this way? >> Yeah, white. He had his arms in >> Guys, I got him. White male, he took off his sweatshirt. He's still got his right hand in his waistband. Hey, put the gun down. Put the gun down. >> Officers located the individual later identified as 15-year-old Cole L.M. Turner of Normal, behind an apartment building at 806 Arcadia Drive. Upon making contact, officers observed Turner in possession of what appeared to be a handgun. Body camera and dash camera footage shows officers immediately giving loud, repeated verbal commands. >> He's got a gun in his right hand. Put the gun down. Put the gun down, dude. Don't be stupid. Okay, then put it down. You're going to cause way more problems. Do you understand what you're doing? You got to understand what you're doing, dude. We're on Arcadia. We're on Arcadia, behind the 800 block. I don't know. What's your name, man? I don't know, dude. Show me your hands. You You have to show me your hands. Dude. Listen to me right now. Show me your hands. Show me your hands. What's your name? What? >> Cole with the first name of Cole. >> Okay. Well, dude, what you're doing right now is not going to help you. You understand that? Do you understand that, dude? >> I want to go home. This officer is shooting right now. >> Dude, listen to me, man. This is not okay. This is not okay. Put the gun down. Put the gun down, dude. >> Hey. Drop it. Gun down. Hey, come to the uh south side of 806. South side of 806. >> gun down, dude. >> Dude, put it down. Put it down. >> Dude, you're going to end up getting shot, and that's a lot worse than jail. I promise >> Hey, drop it. >> Put it down. Yes. Put it down. Listen to me. >> Give us a perimeter set on the uh Stand by. Hey, give me a perimeter set on the west side of 806. Hey, drop it. Drop it. >> No. Put it down. >> Hey, gun in hand. Dude, drop it. Come on, we don't want to hurt you. Why are you doing this? >> Well, I'm not going back to jail. >> Why are you doing this, man? >> I'm not going back to [ __ ] jail. >> Just drop it, dude. Why? Yeah, we Yes, dude. We Hey, just We'll talk to you, dude. Just drop it. You just drop it. Just drop it. Hey, just drop it, bro. You're not in any trouble right now. You're not in any trouble right now. Hey, no more behind this car. You're not in any trouble right now. No, you're not. No, you're not. Okay, dude, we can work through that. We can work through that. Hey, we can work through that. Hey, we can work through that. Drop it, dude. Just drop it. Just drop it. Just drop it. Okay? Just drop it, bro. You're not in any trouble. You're not in any trouble, dude. We'll figure that out, man. We will fig- we will figure that out. Hey, we'll figure that out. I don't even know who you are. What's your name? Hey, let's get rescue staged. Get rescue staged. Hey. We don't want to shoot you, dude. We don't want to shoot you, bro. Just We don't want to shoot you, bro. We do not want to shoot you. We're not going to play a game with you, but we don't want to hurt you. We don't want to shoot you. We just want you to drop the gun. We can figure out the rest of the stuff. Hey, it's not a good idea. Just drop it. Just drop it, bro. No, I'm not married, man. Yeah, I do. >> question over and over again to the point where it made you feel bad that you ask the question. Why don't you want to ask the question, bro? Why can't you answer my question, bro? Why can't you help me? You want to help y'all, bro. What the Why don't y'all want me to like >> I I do want to help you. >> So, if I So, if I point this [ __ ] at y'all, are you going to shoot? >> Hey, we're not going to play hypotheticals. >> It's not hypothetical. I'm about to do it. >> Don't do that. >> Then tell me are y'all going to shoot me or not. >> Don't do that. You're going to get hurt if you point the gun at us. >> I'm going to get hurt? >> Yes. >> All y'all got is the head tap right now. I ain't going to get hurt. I'm going to die. >> Where are you Where are you from? >> Uh I think I came here from like Hold on. I got Give me a minute. My mom was blessing. >> Okay. Are you from Bloomington? I never talked to you before. >> No, I was born in Hawaii. >> Okay. When did you move here? >> Like 4 years ago. Five. >> All right. You said you're a >> I got Hold on. I got two sisters. I got five. I got a kid on the way, man. >> Okay. >> a [ __ ] kid on the way, bro. >> How How How soon you going to have a kid, man? >> April. >> April? Dude, you're like 2 months away from that. What What Why are we doing this? >> Tomorrow. >> Hey, do you want to be there for your kid? >> Yeah, of course I do. >> So, then why are we doing this? >> Cuz I'm not going to make it out of jail. >> Who said anything about jail? >> Y'all see Y'all see it right now. >> Hey, you're 15, dude. >> Yeah, I know. >> How How long do 15-year-olds go in there? A couple days? >> I don't know. I'm Southside 806. Southside 806. >> A coup- A couple days? >> I'm not worried about what y'all Y'all battling like a [ __ ] phone call. What the [ __ ] >> We'll We'll let you make a phone call, dude. >> So, what the [ __ ] >> Hey, who's behind my car? Okay. >> Subject was heard make the statement such as not wanting to return to jail and other threats. He repeatedly ignored commands to drop the weapon. Witnesses and officers believed the firearm was real based on its appearance and the initial reports. >> Okay. What you say? Okay. We'll let you make phone calls, buddy. >> I'll make a phone call right now. >> Okay. Okay. Hey. Who you trying to call, boss? What's that? Who you trying to call? Drop the gun, man. Is the perimeter set up front? Drop it, bro. >> We got County right? >> Yeah. >> In rescue staging? Good. Hey, we're calm with you, bro. WE'RE CALM WITH YOU. OKAY. WHAT IS upsetting you? If you don't drop the gun, you're going to get shot, man. >> I'm going to get shot? >> Yes. You're going to get shot if you don't drop that gun. Yes. Yes. Hey, you guys You guys got visual. YOU GUYS >> [screaming] >> YEP. HEY. OKAY. HEY, YOU GUYS GET BACK AROUND THE CORNER. HEY. HEY. Who can Hey, where's Hey. Okay. They have angle on on the window. Hey. Would you do a drag? Hands. Huh? Yeah. Hey. Yo. >> He still He's still moving. >> We got one right here. Hey, would you do a drag? >> Is he Can he Can you see his hands? >> Does he have the gun in his hand? >> He's still got it. The gun's still under him. Just stay where you're at. >> Okay. Gun's under him. >> Guys. >> Hey, you go with K9 if he's good with it. >> Yes. >> Gun's under him. >> What? >> Gun's uh >> I can't hear you. Can he crawl away from the gun? >> Okay. Hey, give me an arrest team. Give me a long gun. Hey, we're making an arrest team. Just chill out. >> He's all the way down. >> All right. I got hands. Hands. We need a long gun up here for I just want one long gun up here for Okay. >> Someone, whoever's last, grab that med bag and we're going to drag him out. >> You got it? >> You got a big gun out there? >> Okay, our plan is we're going to try come up on this side of the car and pull him >> Right or left? >> We're going to come on the >> Gun's The gun's under him. We just get his hands. >> Okay, we're going to go to the passenger side and get his hands and then we'll look for Push left a little bit for me. Yep. Okay. Okay. >> Do not move. Keep your hands where they're at. Do not move. Keep your hands where they're at. >> I'm going gun down. >> Do not move. >> He's breathing. He's breathing. >> Do not move. >> Gun. >> Officers immediately provided life-saving aid at the scene. Despite their efforts, Turner was pronounced deceased by the McLean County Coroner's office.