American Warzone: Chicago cop in critical condition from shoot-out at Englewood building

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At least one officer has been injured in a Chicago shoot-out in the Englewood neighborhood.
A Chicago police officer has been criticially wounded during a shootout in the high-crime neighborhood of Englewood, authorities said.

The unidentified policeman was taken to a nearby hospital as more than 100 cops converged on an apartment building in the 7200 block of South Lowe Avenue, according to NBC5 in Chicago.

The officer was in critical condition at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, the Chicago Tribune reported.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/chicago-wounded-shoot-out-article-1.1966700

[thoughtomator]

odds he was shot by another cop?

[presence]

Englewood?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtHDzMl7984


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCLlN_YQSCo

[alucard13mm]

100 cops vs how many perps? Seems like a good time to rob a bank the other side of town.

[limequat]

Chicago? Probably thousands of cops there.

[presence]

Chicago? Probably thousands of cops there.

12,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Police_Department

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1 DEAD, 1 IN CUSTODY AFTER ENGLEWOOD STANDOFF; WOUNDED POLICE CAPTAIN EXPECTED TO SURVIVE


Wednesday, October 08, 2014

A six-hour standoff in the 7200-block of South Lowe Avenue left Captain Ed Kulbida wounded, one suspect dead and one suspect in custody.

The standoff ended just before midnight. Police found one person dead and apprehended another suspect upon entering the apartment building.

"They used a flash bang and there was still no response. At that point it was time to make entry. They did it in a progressive fashion. I was listening to it the whole time. They did it perfectly. They did a really outstanding job," Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said.

Police have not said how the suspect died - if police shot and killed him or if he killed himself. But multiple sources said Daniel Brown, 42, is one of the suspects involved in the standoff. Police have not named either of the suspects.

The standoff began around 6 p.m. Tuesday when Chicago police and U.S. marshals were serving a murder warrant for Brown in the city's Englewood neighborhood.

Brown was wanted in connection with three shootings and a carjacking in Indiana Saturday night. He was seen in surveillance video taken from an Indianapolis motel, according to the ABC affiliate there. Police said he took off from the area after the incidents and hasn't been found since.

Brown used to live in Chicago. His current address is listed in Indianapolis. Relatives said his sister lives in the South Side building where the standoff took place.

Brown's family in Chicago said he is a former member of the military and had been suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. They think he may not have been taking his medicine.

When police arrived to serve the warrant for Brown, someone opened fire from the first floor.

Kulbida, 58, was standing on the street when he was hit in the head and shoulder. McCarthy said it's not clear whether Kulbida was shot twice or if the same bullet hit him more than once. But one source said the injury to the captain's head did not penetrate his skull.

"He has two bullet wounds. Can't tell if it's one bullet or two fragments - apparently hit from the top. Something lodged in his cheek and something lodged in his back," McCarthy said.

Dozens of uniformed police officers gathered with the captain's family outside the doors of the emergency room Tuesday night.

"The captain is in good spirits at the hospital. He's injured obviously. He's surrounded by his family. It could've been a heck of a lot worse than what it is right now," McCarthy said.

Kulbida is listed in serious condition at Stroger Hospital. He is expected to survive.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel came to see the 29-year police veteran and left after about 30 minutes without taking any questions from reporters outside. Kulbida has been recognized for his service many times. He has received nearly 160 departmental awards, including seven department commendations.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/1-dead-1-in-custody-after-officer-shot-in-englewood/341411/

[osan]

Chicago? Probably thousands of cops there.

Land of the coward. How surprising.