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* UPDATED x2 - Trooper dies from wound * Two state troopers shot in a week while serving warrants

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* Last week…

An Illinois State Police trooper was shot while serving a search warrant in Wheeling Thursday evening, police said.

State Police said officers were serving the warrant at a resident at about 6:30 p.m. when someone inside the home opened fire.

The trooper was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He sustained non-life threatening injuries, state police said.

A person was taken into custody at the scene.

* Today…

An Illinois State Police officer was shot while serving a search warrant near Washington Park.

Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX helicopter was over 1426 North 42nd Street and Caseyville Ave. Images show several police departments such as the Illinois State Police, East St. Louis Police and tactical units are on scene.

Illinois State Police confirm that an officer was shot serving a warrant at the home. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for the gunshot wound. His condition is not known at this time.

A police source tells FOX 2 that there are three people under arrest. One person is still barricaded in the home.

No comments on this one. Just keep the troopers - all troopers - in your thoughts. And let’s all hope everything goes smoothly for the Executive Protection Unit at the Du Quoin State Fair.

*** UPDATE 1 *** The ISP has released a statement calling the trooper’s injuries “life-threatening”…

llinois State Police (ISP) officials announce an Illinois State Police Trooper has been shot during the execution of a search warrant in the 1400 block of North 42nd Street in East St. Louis in the early morning hours of Friday, August 23, 2019.

At 5:26 A.M., during the execution of the search warrant, there was an exchange of gunfire at the residence and the Trooper was struck. The ISP Trooper received life-threatening injuries and has been transported to a regional hospital. The Trooper is 33 years old and is a 10-year veteran of the ISP.

This is an open and ongoing investigation with an active scene. Additional information will be available at a later time.

*** UPDATE 2 *** AP…

An Illinois State Police trooper died from wounds suffered early Friday while executing a search warrant in East St. Louis.

Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, 33, of Waterloo, a 10-year veteran of the force, was wounded during an exchange of gunfire while serving the warrant at an East St. Louis home, said State Police Acting Director Brendan Kelly. He later died at a hospital.

After the shooting, police surrounded the home and arrested three people. Police remained on the scene throughout the day, uncertain if another suspect was barricaded in the house, according to authorities. The three people arrested were not identified.

Police didn’t say if anyone else was shot, nor have they revealed the issues addressed in the search warrant.

* Gov. Pritzker…

Today the entire state mourns the loss of ISP South SWAT Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, a young man who dedicated 10 of his 33 years on this earth to protecting the people of Illinois. It is the most courageous among us who choose a life of risk so their communities can go about their lives in peace. The state of Illinois stands with Trooper Hopkins’ family and the entire Illinois State Police family as they grieve the loss of another heroic officer.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 9:40 am

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