Evanston Cop Wounded
- An Evanston police officer on the street three days was shot during a confrontation today with a convicted felon, who also was shot, sending both men to hospitals with injuries, authorities said.
- Police were not saying who fired which shots during the morning domestic violence call on the city's west side. In a news release, police described the scene as "highly volatile" and said police took "appropriate measures of self defense."
- The rookie officer, whom police would not name, was shot in the arm, Cmdr. Tom Guenther said. A training officer also was at the scene working with the new officer, Guenther said.
Baptism by fire. Hopefully, a full recovery and a nice quiet career after this.
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
36 Comments:
Good guys, one, bad guy, no points. AND channel seven called him the 'offender', for a change. Double points for the good guys!
Get better soon, officer. You're not a rookie anymore.
here's to a quick and full recovery for our brother in evanston. stay safe out there.
My thoughts and prayers are with the officer for a speedy recovery.
Offhand, I'd say the rookie did good! Bad guy appears to have been
"lit up" pretty good! Take care, young officer, your days won't usually be that bad, especially in Evanston!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the officer involved. The majority of your days won't be like this one. Training, experience and common sense will get you through the rest.
Hope for a speedy recovery for the officer and a little less excitement in the future.
I'm glad the new kid is going to be okay. Police shootings are very traumatic. My shooting occured when I was a PPO and I had a terrible "afterburn". Thank goodness the department provided counseling to help me deal with it.
Good luck to the young fella up in Evanston.
Here's hoping the officer makes a full recovery. Sorry about sending a chicago piece of shit to live in Evanston. It's part of Daleys plan.
And of course the news had the poor lads family on saying it was the poleeces fault. "They din't needs to go there with theys guns." Unfucking believable!!! I suppose the officer shot himself in the arm with his dept. issued drop gun? Good job officer, enjoy a speedy recovery.
The rookie has already made the hardest decision any cop will have to make with only three days on the street. Looks like Evanston has a keeper.
Good job, office...get better soon...we need all the "good guys" out there as we can get!!!
Stay on the job! The odds of you getting into another shootout are astronamical.
TO: Good guys, one, bad guy, no points. AND channel seven called him the 'offender', for a change. Double points for the good guys!
Get better soon, officer. You're not a rookie anymore.
10/09/2008 01:22:00 AM
I am very glad and relieved that the officer will be ok. See how channel 7 reports the next officer involved shooting with us when an officer is hit also, there will be no such reporting by the media. The same thing happened the day of the Bank Robbery related shooting in Licolnwood, media reported fairly. Later that day, 017th District sgt involved in shooting in 020 after a chase involving carjacking and you would swear "we" put the gun to the offenders's head when he did the carjacking earlier.... Sorry about the rant, but as stated earlier, VERY relieved that the Evanston officer is going to be OK, NICE JOB OFFICE.
Good job! Glad you're OK - things go bad in a split second. And I'm glad the J.O. got plugged, too bad he's still breathing, though... Yeah, far more of your days will be spent taking care of low-key easy jobs, this day was the exception. You did the right thing, you get to go home to your family - thank God!
THIS WORKING NO CLOUT P.O. FROM EDISON PARK SAYS: GOD BLESS THAT OFFICER AND I AM GLAD HE WILL BE ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER WHETHER YOUR CPD LOMBARD BERWYN AND EVANSTON WE ALL WEAR BLUE.
Great job by the rookie.... Thank goodness he is ok. To his FTO good job for keeping you both alive. Be safe out there.
All officers did a great job. This guy was a real piece of shit. The only thing I can't understand is why a deputy chief who came on scene ordered the handcuffs to be removed from the offender. Shot or not he was still a bad guy who just tried to kill the police. WTF, wake up.
Get well soon. My prayers are with you. What a start to your career, stay safe out there. God bless you and may you have a quick recovery.
SCC, I just got a wonderful reply from Christine Flowers who wrote regarding the murder of Philly PD Officer Patrick McDonald...
Thank you so much for writing. I apologize for the delay in responding, but I received over 400 emails to this piece, some from your wonderful colleagues in Chicago, and wanted to make sure that I wrote to each of you personally. It is with a very heavy heart that I learn of Officer Taylor's murder, (I received a link to the story from another Chicago officer) and I will add him to the prayers I am already praying for Patrick McDonald. You have such a difficult job, and so many of us who sit behind desks and go about our lives without a care for our own safety never take the time to express thanks. The least we can do is refuse to play the race or poverty card to excuse our own weaknesses. I was disgusted when I heard my fellow Philadelphians make excuses for the inexcusable, for a worthless man like Daniel Giddings whose final act extinguished a life of service and courage. Pat McDonald was, like your brother Nate, an exceptional human being, one we couldn't afford to lose. I hope that you know how much I, and so many other people, appreciate what police officers do for us.
God bless and keep you,
Christine
God bless this E-town copper!
Good luck and get well officer!!!!
Off Topic:
Work in TRU:
Great Job last night by 008th District Coppers responding to PO shooting!
Wow. Three days on the job. That's some piss-poor luck. Get better soon, and good job jacking up the guy in return!
"Welcome to the streets kid!"
Glad to hear that the good guys won this one. Speedy recovery office.
Prayers for a quick recovery. Be safe out there, Officers.
A Chicagoan
Speedy recovery officer!
Hey, anonymous at 6:44am, by saying "especially in Evanston" do you mean that the job's easy there? Evanston isn't Winnetka. There's significant shit going on there. Best wishes to the rookie EPD officer. Here's hoping that all your future days are better.
Good job Office, you did a great job, wishing you a quick recovery...remember this can happen anywhere anytime...stay safe
Good job to the 3 DAY veteran officer..now some advice..try like hell to get your 75% duty related disability. Take it and never look back. This job sucks, I think you just found that out the hard way!
It's not the great job it once was.
Signed:
A mid-career veteran officer.
We interact with Evanston at times around Howard and Birchwood. Dependable and respectable, good guys. WIll back you up, vice versa. Hoping for a quick recovery and seeing the officer back on the street.
Follow up:
The "rookie" is doing fine. The OFFENDER, looks like he will pull through. He will be back in business soon with his street pharmacy. He went for a gun on the floor and was shot when all three coppers and him struggled for it. Copper shot him before he was able to level it off. She did a great job and we are all very proud of her!
Only 5 comments huh? Oh yeah, i forgot he is not CPD..
Get well brother
Only 5 comments huh? Oh yeah, i forgot he is not CPD..
Get well brother
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Dickhead, the comments go up in the evening...you know, before SCC heads to the midnight shift?
Evanston has a little to much "West Side" in it for a "north shore" suburb.
Just goes to show what a liberal housing policy gets ya!
I also received a nice note from Christine Flowers. Too bad there are not journalists like her in Chicago.
Great job Office. Get well soon.
"Calling....Evanston....Northshore...Cars-in-Contact...." Great job officers, for a fine department. Notice everyone that Evanston has PPO's, as in...still hiring!
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