City Of Harvey Honors Officer Wounded In Standoff
Harvey police officer Darnell Keel was one of two officers shot in last week's hostage situation in the south suburbs. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
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Harvey police officer Darnell Keel was one of two officers shot in last week's hostage situation in the south suburbs. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
David Jordan and Peter Williams, have been charged with attempted murder, home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated criminal sexual assault.
A convicted murderer who was on electronic home monitoring as a condition of his parole was one of two men charged late Thursday with taking six children and two women hostage after a shootout with Harvey Police this week.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says his chief negotiator told him that in 150 such cases, he had never seen one like it.
The 21 hour standoff forced people living on the 14700 block of Seeley Avenue, like Gary Peoples, out of their homes.
When the four children were released by the hostage-takers, it was one of the adult hostages who was allowed to escort them out - and then had to turn around and come back to the house.
Four remaining hostages who had been held captive for nearly 21 hours have been set free, and two suspects who engaged in a standoff with police in south suburban Harvey have been taken into custody Wednesday morning.
Two adults and two children were still being held hostage in south suburban Harvey early Wednesday, nearly 18 hours after the standoff began when two police officers were shot by the suspects.
Two Harvey police officers were shot Tuesday afternoon, and two suspects took five children and one adult hostage inside a home, authorities said. Two of the kids have since been rescued.
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The man, thought to be in his 20s, was shot in the 14900 block of South Main Street.
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A man was found fatally shot Saturday morning in south suburban Harvey.
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Two 15-year-old boys were shot in Calumet Heights on Wednesday night.
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