May 19, 2021- 9:50 a.m.
Police arrived at an address in Champaign, a city located about 120 miles south of Chicago, around 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
When they got out of their vehicles by the 2400 block in North Neil Street, they came across an armed suspect and there was an exchange of fire, according to a preliminary investigation.
The suspect was fatally wounded and pronounced dead at the scene. The officers were taken to hospital, where one is in a stable condition and the other is in a critical condition, the City of Champaign said in a statement released around 7 a.m. local time.
There is an appeal for witnesses to help the investigation which is being led by Illinois State Police.
The Urbana Police Department, the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, and the University of Illinois Police Department are assisting in the probe.
This is a developing story. More on this information will come out soon!
