Greek-American Police Officer Shot and Killed in Chicago

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Greek-American constabulary serviceman John Bartholomew was changeable and killed connected work astatine the Swedish Hospital of Chicago connected Saturday night.

CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling confirmed Bartholomew died and different serviceman was successful captious information aft the shooting.

Prosecutors allege that the fishy Alphanso Talley, 26, and an chartless idiosyncratic robbed a Family Dollar store connected Saturday greeting and past pistol-whipped a pistillate employee, stealing her wallet and keys. Police aboriginal tracked Talley done a GPS instrumentality attached to the money, and took him into custody. Then helium told constabulary helium had ingested narcotics, prompting a thrust to the infirmary with the 2 officers, constabulary said.

As Talley was prepared for a CT scan, helium took his apparel disconnected and a broad was placed implicit him. Talley past reached nether the blanket, pulled retired a handgun and changeable some officers, prosecutors alleged.

Flags remained astatine fractional unit astatine the 17th District Police Department connected Sunday, with ribbons and flowers resting successful beforehand honoring the fallen officer.

Officer Bartholomew had been with the Chicago Police Department for 10 years, officials said.

Alderman Jim Gardiner of the 45th Ward issued a connection Sunday, saying, “Please connection your thoughts and prayers for the household of Officer John Bartholomew, a 38-year-old hubby and father, who was tragically murdered yesterday successful the enactment of duty.”

Greek-American constabulary serviceman praised arsenic a hero

The Enosis Federation, a radical of Greek-Americans successful Illinois, has published the pursuing connected Facebook:

“With breached hearts, the Greek-American assemblage of Chicago mourns the devastating nonaccomplishment of 1 of our own. At lone 38 years old, John Bartholomew was a dedicated 10-year seasoned of the Chicago Police Department who gave his beingness protecting the streets we telephone home.

Officer Bartholomew, who ran toward information truthful that we could unrecorded successful information showed the existent meaning of courage, honor, and sacrifice—values profoundly rooted successful our practice and carried done generations.

John leaves down a loving woman and children who volition turn up knowing their begetter was a hero. Our souls ache for his household — we commune that God surrounds them with strength, comfort, and unwavering emotion during this unimaginable time.

We basal successful solidarity with our brothers and sisters successful blue, praying fervently for John’s injured partner’s afloat recovery. We grant those who support and service with the aforesaid respect we springiness our own. John is present among the angels, watching implicit america all.

We are proud. We are grateful. We basal with you always. We volition ne'er forget.”

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