{"id":58770,"date":"2018-02-14T04:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=58770"},"modified":"2018-02-14T04:55:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:55:47","slug":"high-ranking-chicago-officer-killed-5th-cop-slain-in-u-s-since-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/high-ranking-chicago-officer-killed-5th-cop-slain-in-u-s-since-last-week.html","title":{"rendered":"High-ranking Chicago officer killed; 5th cop slain in U.S. since last week"},"content":{"rendered":"

High-ranking Chicago officer killed; 5th cop slain in U.S. since last week<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A high-ranking Chicago police officer was shot and killed Tuesday after a downtown foot chase, the latest in a spate of law enforcement officers killed across the nation in unrelated shootings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commander Paul Bauer, a veteran of more than three decades in the Chicago force, was killed about 2:30 p.m. after confronting a man who had ran from police officers, Superintendent Eddie Johnson said during a news conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bauer was in plain clothes attire when he was shot. He had been listening to his police radio when he heard his fellow officers were chasing down a suspect.<\/span><\/p>\n

His death marks the fifth time that an officer has been shot and killed across the nation in a little over a week-span, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, which tracks such deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n

The suspected shooter, who hasn’t been identified, was arrested. A gun was also found, Johnson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s a difficult day for us but we will get through it,” Johnson said, stopping to compose himself. “I just ask the entire city for your thoughts and prayers.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Tactical officers originally approached the suspect because he was acting suspicious, but when they confronted him a fight broke out and the man ran, Johnson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bauer was at the James R. Thompson Center, which houses Illinois government offices, and saw the suspect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bauer was able to catch the man but things got physical. That’s when the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the officer several times, Johnson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nJohnson said he’s spoken with Bauer’s wife and daughter and asked for the city to keep them in its thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bauer’s last moments appeared to be captured over police scanner traffic as officers scouted the area for the suspect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Officers said over the radio that the suspect took off running. Another officer then radioed that he’d just seen the suspect near the Thompson Center, according to the Chicago Tribune.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the radio fell silent.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dispatcher repeatedly asked for the officer but there was no response.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t anybody get hurt. We just wanted to do a street stop on him and he took off on me,” the first officer said over the radio, the newspaper reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moments later, officers discovered Bauer in a stairwell.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a radio laying (sic) next to him. Oh s—. Squad, I need somebody over here ASAP,” one of the responding officers said, according to the Tribune.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement, saying “the hearts of every Chicagoan are heavy as we mourn” Bauer’s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Bauer stood for the highest ideals of our police department and our city – to serve and protect the people of Chicago,” Emanuel said. “His death is a tragic reminder of the dangerous duty the men and women of our police department accept to ensure the safety of us all.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The shooting was the 12th across the nation that led to an officer being killed so far this year, including recent shootings in Colorado, Texas and Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, two veteran officers in Ohio were killed while responding to an apparent domestic situation. Officers Anthony Morelli, 54, and Eric Joering, 39, were shot and killed by a man, police say, shouldn’t have been able to have a gun due to felony convictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Colorado, an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy marking his 11-year anniversary with the force was killed Jan. 5 in a shooting that also left three law enforcement officers wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fallen deputy, Micah Flick, 34, is survived by his wife and 7-year-old twins.<\/span><\/p>\n

And on Wednesday, Richardson (Texas) Police Officer David Sherrard, 37, was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance at an apartment complex. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2018\/02\/13\/high-ranking-chicago-officer-killed-5th-cop-slain-u-s-since-last-week\/335315002\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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