Man suspected of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer is the bicyclist suspected of shooting a woman in the back in broad daylight earlier in the week, police say.
CHICAGO — The suspect in the Saturday morning shooting of a Chicago police officer was later shot by police and arrested, a department spokesman said.
Suspect Michael Blackman, 45, was wanted in connection with the morning attack on the officer in Chicago's South Side area,Police also said they believe Blackman is the bicyclist suspected of shooting a woman in the back in broad daylight near downtown earlier in the week.He was apprehended Saturday after a shootout with police, who tracked him to a vacant lot via security video, Deputy Chief Brendan Deenihan said at a news conference.
He was found near a rail yard and exchanged gunfire twice with officers, Deenihan said. Blackman sustained"eight holes" and a broken femur and was taken to a hospital, where he was in critical condition after surgery, he said.Gun recovered from scene after armed confrontation with fugitive Michael Blackman. He's now in surgery listed in critical.
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