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Police officer killed, another injured in Illinois shooting; suspect sought
NBC ^ | 30 December 2021 | Elisha Fieldstadt

Posted on 12/31/2021 2:47:21 AM PST by blueplum

Authorities in Illinois are searching for an "armed and dangerous" man after a police officer was shot and killed and another was wounded during a call Wednesday.

The officers responded to a Comfort Inn at about 9:40 p.m. "for reported dogs barking in an unattended vehicle which was parked in the parking lot," Bradley Police Chief Donald W. Barber said Thursday morning in a statement.

Officers found the room where the owner of the vehicle was staying and "initiated conversation," according to the statement. During the conversation, one of the people in the room attacked the officers, and shot both of them,...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; illinois; kankakeecounty; lawenforcement; officershooting; police
RIP Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic.

partner was still in surgery as of this dateline and name was not released

1 posted on 12/31/2021 2:47:21 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Oh, man. How sad. RIP Sgt Rittmanic


2 posted on 12/31/2021 4:34:12 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Don't take it personally. I just get bored really easily. )
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To: blueplum
The Illinois State Police, which is leading the investigation, is searching for Darius D. Sullivan, 25...

Darius D. Sullivan

3 posted on 12/31/2021 4:41:37 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Wasn’t Darius studying for his MCAT’s in the hotel room when the police broke in and terrorized the young scholar, who had no choice but to shoot (he wanted to specialize in GSW and emergency room medicine). That’s the word on the streets. Just sayin’.


4 posted on 12/31/2021 4:58:35 AM PST by john drake (Lucius Accius-Roman,170 BC - "oderint dum metuant" translated "Let them hate so long as they fear")
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To: Navy Patriot

I’d like to name that picture.
“Portrait of a Room-Temperature I.Q.”

So, are we going to bring back public hangings or not?


5 posted on 12/31/2021 5:08:01 AM PST by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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Wasn’t Darius studying for his MCAT’s in the hotel room when the police broke in and terrorized the young scholar...

No, he does that by listening to audio books while he does volunteer work cleaning toilets at the community homeless shelter.

He was at the motel to deliver free hot meals to the poor elderly shut-ins residing there, and had gone to the wrong room by accident.

6 posted on 12/31/2021 5:09:24 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Max in Utah
So, are we going to bring back public hangings or not?

Yes, for the January 6th Demonstrators.

7 posted on 12/31/2021 5:11:51 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: blueplum

Cop murders are just one of the quaint religious ceremonies performed during Kwanzaa celebrations.


8 posted on 12/31/2021 5:16:04 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (I use an euphemism for "Let's Go Brandon!". It's F*** Joe Biden! )
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To: Max in Utah

MY room temp is 72...

DO NOT think he can hit that number.


9 posted on 12/31/2021 7:35:51 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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