December 31, 2021 – In Breaking News – NEW YORK POST

The gunman accused of killing an Illinois police sergeant and wounding a second cop at a motel was arrested Friday following a massive, multi-state manhunt.

Darius Sullivan, 26, was taken into custody “without incident” Friday morning in Indiana in the ambush attack on Bradley, Ill., Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and her partner, Officer Tyler Bailey.

(Xandria Harris, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Bradley police sergeant, surrendered to Bradley police Friday afternoon. Another suspect was taken into custody in Indiana Friday morning. Courtesy of ABC 7 Chicago and YouTube. Posted on Jan 1, 2022.)

“Darius Sullivan has warrants out of Illinois for first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery using a firearm,” Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield said at a press briefing Friday.

“I can confirm that Sullivan is the suspect wanted for the murder of Sgt. Rittimanic and the attempted murder of officer Baily,” he said.

“He’s currently in custody here at the North Manchester Police Department and will be later transferred to the Wabash Sheriff’s Department.”

(Indiana police provided an update on the arrest of a suspect in the shooting that killed a Bradley police officer and wounded another on Dec 31, 2021. Courtesy of ABC News 7 Chicago.)

Sullivan was arrested after cops and the ***US Marshal Service executed a search warrant at the North Manchester house where he was hiding.

Fifield said the arrest followed an unrelated traffic pursuit around 3:30 a.m. Friday that led police to obtain a search warrant for the house where Sullivan was found.

It is unclear how the two cases are linked or how the traffic stop led cops to Sullivan’s hideout.

Meanwhile, a “person of interest” in the Illinois shooting, Xandria Harris, 26, is still being sought by police, Fifield said.

He said Sullivan is facing possession of drugs and weapons charges for items allegedly found in the home but will be extradited to Illinois to face the more serious charges in the police shootings.

Rittmanic, 49, was shot dead and Bailey, 27, was critically injured when the two cops responded to a report of dogs barking in a car at a Comfort Inn motel in Illinois, police said.

Bailey was clinging to life Friday, the outlet said.

Continue reading… Arrests made in shooting death of Illinois police sergeant

Anyone with information about the suspects is urged to call the Illinois State Police Hotline at 815-698-2315.

Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling that number or CrimeStoppers at (815) 93-CRIME.

Editor’s note:

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, both blood, and blue. Thank you for your bravery and commitment to serving the citizens of Illinois. You will not be forgotten.

Also in our prayers is Officer Tyler Bailey for a full recovery.

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