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Jeff Long, Richard Wronski and Mark Shuman
"Several Chicago-area police departments have been equipping officers with weapons that use "less lethal" force, from tasers to beanbag shotguns. Schaumburg police begin training next week with weapons that look like paintball guns but deliver a ball of pepper spray. The beanbag shooting in Wonder Lake underscores the weapons' dangerous potential, authorities said Monday.Police used a 12-gauge shotgun that fired a shell containing a small bag filled with silica shot. Its effective range is 25 yards, authorities said.Officers are trained to use such shotguns as lethal weapons when the situation calls for it, Lowery said. "This just transitioned from a 'less than lethal' option to a lethal option," he said of the Wonder Lake shooting."
