Chicago Police Officer Killed In Hospital Shooting Identified; Second Officer In Critical Condition

CHICAGO — A Chicago serviceman who was fatally changeable by a man receiving curen astatine a infirmary while successful constabulary custody has been identified arsenic 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said Sunday.

Bartholomew, a 10-year seasoned of nan force, was pronounced dormant conscionable earlier 1 p.m. Saturday aft being changeable astatine Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to nan Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A 2nd serviceman was wounded successful nan Saturday greeting shooting and remained successful captious information Sunday, constabulary said.

His sanction and nan sanction of nan fishy successful nan shooting person not yet been released by police. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling told reporters Saturday that nan wounded officer, 57 years aged pinch 21 years of service, was “fighting for his life.”

The officers had transported nan suspect, who had been arrested connected suspicion of robbery, to nan infirmary for observation. The fishy fled from nan infirmary aft nan shooting and was later taken into custody, wherever a limb was recovered, nan Police Department said. Police person not said really he was capable to get a gun.

A surveillance photograph obtained by nan Sun-Times appeared to show him moving naked, pinch electrodes connected his chest.

The infirmary said successful a Facebook posting Saturday that an individual successful custody of rule enforcement was brought to nan emergency section for curen and was “wanded upon arrival,” pursuing protocol. He was escorted by rule enforcement astatine each times, nan infirmary said.

It said that nan man later fired shots astatine nan rule enforcement officers and exited nan infirmary building.

Snelling said constabulary investigating nan shooting had recovered 3 weapons.