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Suspect Held in Chicago Officer’s Killing as Feds Charge Buyer of Alleged Gun

The case intensifies scrutiny of pretrial monitoring alongside hospital custody protocols.

Overview

  • Alphanso Talley, 26, faces about 20 felony counts after Saturday’s hospital shooting that killed Officer John Bartholomew, 38, and left a 57-year-old partner in critical condition.
  • Prosecutors say Talley, uncuffed for a CT scan, pulled a handgun from under a blanket and shot both officers before fleeing and being found under a nearby porch with a 10mm pistol.
  • Federal prosecutors charged Indiana resident Olivia Burgos with lying on gun-purchase paperwork for a 10mm Glock in May 2024 that is suspected to be the weapon used in the shooting.
  • Court records show Talley was on electronic monitoring with repeated violations and an active warrant, prompting officials and union leaders to demand tougher pretrial oversight of high-risk defendants.
  • Investigators have not said how the firearm reached the suspect inside Swedish Hospital, which says he was wanded on arrival, and a separate case for Talley was continued Tuesday to June 2.