McHenry Times

McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally declined to say whether authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding a recently posted video that appears to show at least four men in Algonquin Township uniforms shooting up a vehicle.

Kenneally also would not confirm or deny that he had seen the video that was uploaded to YouTube, or what crimes might have been committed in the footage, telling the McHenry Times that his office does not comment publicly on matters that might be probed by his office.

“I would have to see the facts of an investigation," he said when asked whether the actions in the video would warrant charges.

In the video, four men dressed in Algonquin Township uniforms open fire on a white vehicle while also using township equipment. The eight-minute footage opens with three men firing multiple rounds.

 “Who said don’t hit the fuel tank?” one man can be heard asking early in the footage.

“Keep going,” another responds, before one of them moves in closer and blasts the steering wheel column from close range at least three times.

Kenneally said his office will have no further comment -- presumably unless any charges are filed.  

Later in the video, the men drive the bullet-riddled vehicle around the township, intermittently laughing at their actions and making comments such as, “I’m out of ammo.”

At one point, one of the shooters says, “All right, I’m going to shoot this thing.” Another responds, “Let me get good filming; hold on.”

Just past the halfway mark on the video, one man drives up with a loader and destroys the vehicle as the others laugh.

Another video more clearly captures images of some of the men, including footage of one of them sporting the name “Brian” on his uniform.

He and another man wearing an orange shirt can be overheard bantering about a "$20 challenge."

After "inspecting" the ammunition and $20 bill, the man in the orange shirt places the money on his crotch and the butt of his rifle over the bill, firing a shot that moves him and the others to laugh again.

Kenneally also declined to say how his office was first made aware of the video. The development comes just a day before voters in the area are slated to come to the polls to vote in races that include township highway commissioner, city mayor and city clerk.