Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition
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A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says Bartholomew was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. A second officer was wounded and remained in critical condition Sunday. His name and the name of the suspect have not yet been released by police. The officers had transported the suspect, who had been arrested for suspicion of robbery, to the hospital for observation. He was arrested not far from the hospital after the shooting. Police have not said how he was able to get a gun.
