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EAST PEORIA, Ill. The East Peoria City Council Tuesday night issued a proclamation for Officer Jeffrey Bieber, who was injured in a
During the incident, Bieber shot and killed the suspect who ran from police and stabbed him multiple times.
“With all the ignorant decisions being made in our state right now with regards to police officers this case shows why they need to take a second look,” said Commissioner Dan Decker. “As he was being stabbed, he was able to continue his duty.
“I hope the world starts to look at things like this as recognition that officers need support behind them to do their jobs.”
Champaign police Officer Chris Oberheim. (Jim Clark/Timber Lane Photography via AP)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) Governor J.B. Pritzker has ordered all flags in the state to be flown half-staff in honor of a Champaign Police Officer killed in the line of duty.
Officer Chris Oberheim was killed during a shootout on May 19. Another officer was shot three times, but survived. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene.
Flags should be immediately lowered until sunset on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim, 44, Fatally Shot While Responding To ‘Domestic Disturbance’
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CHICAGO (CBS/AP)– A Champaign police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance Wednesday. The gunman also was killed in a shootout with police.
According to the Champaign Police Department, officer Chris Oberheim, 44, was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of North Neil Street shortly before 3:30 a.m.
As officers were getting out of their vehicles at the scene, they exchanged gunfire with an armed suspect. Oberheim and another officer were shot, and so was the suspect.