Chicago police, mayor confirm 1 officer dead, another wounded in hospital shooting
The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson confirmed one police officer is dead and another was wounded after a prisoner opened fire at a local hospital Saturday. (Credit: WFLD)
A man free on pretrial release in a separate criminal case opened fire at a Chicago hospital Saturday, killing one police officer and wounding another, prosecutors allege.
Alphanso Talley, 26, was charged on Monday after allegedly killing 38-year-old Chicago Police Department officer John Bartholomew at Swedish Hospital on Saturday, and wounding Bartholomew’s partner, a 57-year-old officer with 21 years on the force, who remains in critical condition.
Talley allegedly shot both officers around 11 a.m. at the hospital, where officials said he was taken into custody for a previous armed robbery. While he was being taken for a CT scan, prosecutors said he had a gun underneath his blanket, which he pulled out and then shot both officers.
Alphanso Talley was charged with murder after allegedly shooting two police officers. (Cook County Sheriff's Office)
Talley fled the scene and was found hiding under a nearby porch, where prosecutors said he was still in his hospital gown and allegedly still in possession of a 10mm handgun. Prosecutors said shell casings from the gun matched those that were recovered at the hospital.
He is charged with 20 felony counts, including murder, attempted murder and aggravated unlawful restraint.
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Chicago police officers stand outside a hospital in Chicago awaiting updates on two officers shot during a prisoner transport incident at Swedish Hospital on April 25, 2026. A suspect was taken into custody after a brief manhunt in the neighborhood. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Talley has a prior gun-related conviction from 2021 and four aggravated robbery convictions from 2017, which prosecutors said qualify him for a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a repeat offender.
At the time of the most recent shooting, Talley was out of jail on pretrial release for a previous armed robbery case, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Police Department officers respond to an incident in Chicago, Illinois, on March 29, 2022. (Getty Images)
A warrant for his arrest was issued on March 11 while he was on pretrial release for the alleged armed robbery.
Talley was ordered to be detained on Monday during a court hearing and was remanded to the Cook County Department of Corrections.
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Bartholomew was a "beloved father, husband, son and brother," the Chicago Police Department told Fox News.
"Officer Bartholomew dedicated his life to protecting his fellow Chicagoans," the department said. "… We promise to ensure his sacrifice will never be forgotten."
Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew, 38, was killed in the line of duty on Saturday. (CPD)
John Catanzara, Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president, said during a news conference that the shooting should be a wake-up call for Illinois politicians.
"I'm going to ask you something. Are you going to continue to be there and call out these judges and politicians and the SAFE-T Act and all the poor decisions that have been made in this building and in Springfield that have led to this moment? Or you're going to fade off into the sunset once this bond hearing is done and the trial is done?" Catanzara said.
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"Without pressure from the media, nothing changes. It just doesn't. They literally go hide in a corner and continue on with their nonsense of trying to let criminals out on the street in any way, shape or form they can and excuse bad behavior. It needs to f------ stop. It just does," Catanzara continued.
Fox News' Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.
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