Overview
- The shooting at Swedish Hospital on April 25 left Officer John Bartholomew dead and Officer Nelson Crespo critically wounded after prosecutors say Alphanso Talley produced a handgun while in custody and fled the scene.
- On June 10 Talley pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and attempted murder, and Cook County Judge Sophia Atcherson ordered him detained pending trial.
- Talley had been on electronic monitoring after a pretrial release decision under Illinois’ SAFE‑T Act and has prior convictions for armed robbery and firearm offenses, a fact that has fueled public and political scrutiny.
- Talley’s lawyers say he has long documented mental‑health needs and that he has not received adequate treatment in custody, and they are assembling medical records as discovery proceeds.
- Investigations continue into how a gun entered the hospital and why the Chicago Police Department reported the death to the state more than three days late, with the Illinois OSHA opening a probe and a discovery hearing set for June 25.