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No. 7 Most-Read Story of 2013: Batavia Township Man Dies After Being Shot By Sheriff's Sergeant

Second in a series: This was a very sad and difficult day for the family of the man who died, later identified as Luke Bulzak, as well as for the sheriff's sergeant who made the difficult decision to take action.

This seventh-most-read article of 2013 was a compelling breaking-news story about a rural Batavia man who brandished a rifle at Kane County sheriff’s deputies and then was shot by a sergeant.

Ted Schnell posted the article, which ran under this headline:

Batavia Township Man Dies After Being Shot By Sheriff's Sergeant

According to the article, deputies arrived to find a 52-year-old male with a rifle who lives at the residence. Deputies attempted to get the man to drop the rifle, but he refused to do so and then pointed it at the deputies. A sheriff’s sergeant then shot the man. Batavia paramedics transported him to Mercy Center Hospital, where he was reported by the release to be in critical condition.

Later in the evening, the Sheriff's Office issued a second release, stating that the man had died about 7:30 p.m.

One of the reason this article received so many page views is its immediacy. The article was posted shortly after the Sheriff's Office issued a press release. It was later updated as the story advanced.

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This was a very sad and difficult day for the family of the man who died, later identified as Luke Bulzak, as well as for the sheriff's sergeant who made the difficult decision to take action.

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