[egarvue]

Update

Secretary of state's press conference: guard HAS died of his wounds. Guard was on post checking ID's. Suspect might be tied to shooting at local gun shop earlier in the day, in which a person carried in a shotgun to the store and demanded a high-powered rifle. Worker at store recognized person as someone who stole a shotgun earlier (these details are still fuzzy). Suspect is still at large, (white male blond bowl haircut blue shirt & jeans), white or silver car, got out of vehicle, ran inside, shot guard, ran outside and left. To recap: state authorities are now confirming that the guard has died. Governor Blagojevich is coming down from Chicago and will presumably give a statement later today.

[Americanwolfsbrother]

My prayers go out to this man and his family. When will politicians stop putting average people's lives in jeopardy for trying to do their job? No metal detectors and the guard was unarmed is an absolute shame on those responsible for security at the capital.

[exnavy]

Great reporting, thanks for the updates.

[egarvue]

Update

Activity near Ash and Spring streets has been confirmed by sherrif's department as police checking out a suspect vehicle. Sherrif has confirmed that that investigation is complete, there is no suspect at that location. Suspect is still at large. No visual clues (video feeds, pictures, etc.) have yet been released, if they do exist. Lots of national news media on the scene now, I'll update as I can but there's nothing more really to report now.