Police in St. Charles shot and killed a man they said was trying to attack officers and residents of a seniors' assisted living center with a chainsaw Sunday morning. At 8:45 a.m., St. Charles police were called to the River Glen of St.

A chainsaw-wielding suspect is dead after being shot by police while threatening residents at an assisted living facility in St. Charles, authorities said.

Officers used a Taser on the man, but he did not stop, police said. An officer then shot the man, who was later pronounced dead.

Police were called to the River Glen of St. Charles at 975 N. 5th Ave. about 8:45 a.m. Sunday where a shirtless man with a chainsaw was trying to cut down a tree. The man then entered the facility and tried to attack residents,