Mary Alice Love's family files federal lawsuit after Mundelein officer cleared of charges

The family's attorney says they just filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officer involved and the village of Mundelein. This comes just moments after the family met with the Lake County State's attorney to discuss whether criminal charges would be filed against that officer. As we mentioned today, Love's family met face to face with Lake County State's attorney Eric Reinhart to discuss the possibility of criminal charges against the Mundelein police sergeant who shot and killed Love. The family says they were told no charges will be filed at this time. 37-year-old Mary Alice Love was killed on May 11th after officers responded to her home for what police described as a report of a suicidal woman. Police say Love approached officers with two knives, prompting an officer to open fire. Her family disputes that account, arguing officers failed to properly de-escalate what they describe as a mental health crisis. Now, with no criminal charges announced, the family says it will continue pushing for accountability through a federal civil rights lawsuit. Take a listen to how Love's mother describes her final moments. I can only say that that's exactly what happened. They pulled me down. She saw me being attacked. And she asked, what are they doing to my mom? And they shot her. Many, many families do what the Love family do every day. They take in loved ones in crisis. That's what Johnny and Jeffrey Love did. They took their child in for crisis, and the child was having a crisis. And it's on the record that she was having that crisis. The family says the Lake County State's Attorney's Office did provide the family and their attorneys with a disc, a CD providing all the materials and all the evidence on this case. And this is very important because this is something this family has been demanding and searching for for months now. As far as what comes next, the family says they are planning on meeting with the Illinois Attorney General sometime next month. We'll toss it back to you in the studio.