Man Charged After Holding Calumet City Police In Standoff For Nearly 17 Hours
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) -- A man is facing attempted murder charges after barricading himself in a mobile home in Calumet City after police said he shot another man, and then fired at officers.
The 52-year-old man is facing charges including three counts of attempted murder of a police officer, three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Police said the suspect's identity cannot be released because a portion of the investigation is ongoing.
Calumet City Interim Police Chief Kevin Koloch said, just before 2 p.m. on May 2, a man was shot in the 100 block of State Street in the south suburb. The 62-year-old man was taken to an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
The suspect – a 52-year-old man – fled the scene to his residence in a mobile home park in the 100 block of Maple Court.
"Officers attempted to make contact with the suspect at his residence," Police said. "As officers approached, several shots were fired at the police."
A standoff began at that point, and remained in progress late in the nighttime hours May 2 and into the morning of May 3.
Additional charges are pending.