Woman Kills 27-year Veteran Cop With His Own Gun
Chicago Tribune via YellowBrix
July 02, 2008
CHICAGO, IL – A 27-year veteran Chicago police officer was shot and killed by a woman who grabbed his gun during a struggle outside a police headquarters on the North Side early Wednesday morning, Supt. Jody Weis said.
Officers who responded to the scene at Belmont and Western Avenues around 2 a.m., then shot the woman several times, critically wounding her, authorities said.
Belmont District Officer Richard Francis, 60, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 3 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The unidentified woman was at the same hospital being treated early this morning.
“Our focus right now is on his family. It’s a tragic loss for his family, it’s a terrible loss for the Chicago Police Department,” Weis said in a brief statement outside the hospital. “It’s a stark reminder of what the dangers that the officers of this department face everyday.”
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Chicago Tribune via YellowBrix
July 02, 2008
CHICAGO, IL – A 27-year veteran Chicago police officer was shot and killed by a woman who grabbed his gun during a struggle outside a police headquarters on the North Side early Wednesday morning, Supt. Jody Weis said.
Officers who responded to the scene at Belmont and Western Avenues around 2 a.m., then shot the woman several times, critically wounding her, authorities said.
Belmont District Officer Richard Francis, 60, was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 3 a.m., the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The unidentified woman was at the same hospital being treated early this morning.
“Our focus right now is on his family. It’s a tragic loss for his family, it’s a terrible loss for the Chicago Police Department,” Weis said in a brief statement outside the hospital. “It’s a stark reminder of what the dangers that the officers of this department face everyday.”
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http://www.policelink.com/news/35905-woman-kills-27-year-veteran-cop-with-his-own-gun
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