From Herald & Review media partner WCIA: Law enforcement is outside Carle Hospital in Urbana after a Champaign police officer was shot and killed.
CHAMPAIGN â A Champaign police officer with Decatur ties died Wednesday after being shot by a suspect in a domestic disturbance who also was killed in an exchange of gunfire that left a second officer wounded, a police chief said.
Champaign police Officer Chris Oberheim, 44, âpassed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty, Police Chief Anthony Cobb said in a statement. Oberheim began his law enforcement career as a member of the Decatur Police Department.
Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim
Police: Illinois officer and suspect, 24, die in shootout
May 19, 2021
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1of11Officers salute as a van carrying the body of a slain Champaign, Ill., police officer Christopher Oberheim is taken into the coroners office Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Urbana, Ill. Authorities say a gunman killed one central Illinois police officer and wounded another before he was fatally shot during a shootout at an apartment complex. (Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette via AP)Robin Scholz/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Officers line the path four deep as the body of a slain Champaign, Ill., police officer Christopher Oberheim is taken into the coroner s office Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Urbana, Ill. Authorities say a gunman killed one central Illinois police officer and wounded another before he was fatally shot during a shootout at an apartment complex. (Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette via AP)Robin Scholz/APShow MoreShow Less
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Champaign, Illinois A police officer is dead and another officer was wounded after they responded to a domestic violence disturbance early Wednesday morning. The Charlotte Observer reported that both officers were met with a armed suspect as they exited their cars at approximately 3:20 a.m.
The suspect, who has not yet been named, was killed in an exchange of gunfire. Police Chief Anthony Cobb released a statement, saying that Champaign police Officer Chris Oberheim, 44, “passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty.”
Chief Cobb also explained that for Officer Oberheim, “His only intention was to serve, protect and help provide care before he was senselessly fired upon and killed… A true professional and devoted public servant, Officer Oberheim is remembered for his heroism, bravery, and the oath of office he honorably upheld in his commitment to duty.”
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Last Modified: 12:39 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 19, 2021 Save to Read Later
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) A suspect shot and killed one central Illinois police officer and wounded another during a shootout at an apartment complex early Wednesday in which the suspect was also killed, authorities said.
Police investigators work at the scene of a shooting in Champaign, Ill., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Jim Rossow/The News-Gazette via AP)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) A suspect shot and killed one central Illinois police officer and wounded another during a shootout at an apartment complex early Wednesday in which the suspect was also killed, authorities said.