Police: Illinois Officer and Suspect, 24, Die in Shootout

Police: Illinois Officer and Suspect, 24, Die in Shootout
Police investigators work at the scene of a shooting in Champaign, Ill., on May 19, 2021. Jim Rossow/The News-Gazette via AP
The Associated Press
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—A gunman killed one central Illinois police officer and wounded another before he was fatally shot during a shootout at an apartment complex early Wednesday, authorities said.

The officers went to the complex in Champaign shortly after 3 a.m. in response to a report about a domestic disturbance and encountered the armed suspect, police said. An exchange of gunfire followed in which both officers and the suspect were shot.