Authorities identify Chicago police officer killed in shooting at Swedish Hospital
Authorities on Sunday morning identified a Chicago police officer who was killed in a shooting inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital the day before.
Another officer was wounded in the shooting and remained in critical condition Sunday morning.
The officer who was killed was identified as John Bartholomew, 38. Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling said the officer was a 10-year veteran of the department.
The officer who survived the shooting on Saturday is 57 years old, and he is a 21-year veteran of the department.
The officers were both taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where the surviving officer remained in treatment Sunday.
After a brief manhunt, the suspect in the shooting was taken into police custody. The suspect hasn't been named as he hasn't been officially charged.
The shooting occurred at approximately 10:50 a.m. local time.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News Chicago that the shooter, already in custody at the time for something else and being transported into Swedish Hospital under police guard, had somehow managed to get hold of a gun and shoot the officers.
The gunman then fled the hospital to a nearby home several blocks away within Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, sources said. SWAT teams surrounded the home and later placed the suspect into custody.
Snelling said that a third gun was recovered, which police said happened during the suspect's arrest.
Endeavor Health said the suspect was wanded for weapon detection when he got to the hospital and was to always be escorted by law enforcement.
"The first thing that occurred to me is clearly, obviously, somebody missed the gun," said former Anthony Riccio, first deputy superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
Riccio said the wand detectors are only as effective as the person using them.
"Wherever he had that gun hidden on his body, and in all indications is that he had it down his back side, that wand would have picked it up," he said.
Riccio also says the suspect had an opportunity to escape when officers took his handcuffs off before a medical scan — a public safety danger.
"Once he was uncuffed, he was able to recover this weapon that was missed during the search and use it, unfortunately, to shoot these two officers," he said.
Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling said the suspect had been originally arrested on suspicion of robbery, and he had been taken to Swedish Hospital for observation before the shooting.
"These are the dangers of policing, and once again, these officers know it. They understand it. But they still go out, and they do it," Snelling said. "Every single day that an officer gets up and puts on his or her uniform, they don't really know if they're ever going to return home."
CBS News Chicago learned that the suspect has a lengthy criminal history full of felonies, including vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery to a police officer, and possession of a firearm. He also had an active warrant for five felony charges.
Neighbors recount manhunt for Swedish Hospital shooter
Neighbors nearby on Winona Street and Carmen Avenue said they saw law enforcement track down the suspect during the manhunt. The suspect was running between homes before he was eventually caught.
"I am glad we are safe. Police did a good job getting us down the balcony, so they were protective," said Sanah Khan.
She said when she looked outside her Winona Street window, she saw law enforcement officers with their guns drawn, pointing at her home Saturday morning. That's when SWAT teams were seen around the neighborhood searching for the suspect.
Khan said officers evacuated the tenants inside after they thought the shooter might be hiding inside.
"They were like trying to connect evidence, and that's when I overheard there were bloodstains here," she said.
She said that while he did not appear to make it indoors, she heard detectives say he left blood stains on their back gate as he ran through the neighborhood.
Neighbors a few doors down said the suspect started going in and out of yards between Carmen and Winona. They said at one point, he came through a black fence and decided to hide inside a shed. Neighbors also said that at one point, he came out of the shed and continued between homes. That's when law enforcement spotted him.
Charges for the suspect are still pending as of Sunday evening.