Illinois officer, suspect dead after exchange of gunfire
May 19, 2021
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Police investigators work at the scene of a shooting in Champaign, Ill., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Jim Rossow/The News-Gazette via AP)Jim Rossow/AP
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) A central Illinois police officer 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, “passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty, Police Chief Anthony Cobb said in a statement.
He said Oberheim, who had joined the department in September 2008, was struck by gunfire early Wednesday while responding to a domestic disturbance. “His only intention was to serve, protect and help provide care before he was senselessly fired upon and killed.
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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.
Police: Illinois officer and suspect, 24, die in shootout
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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