Huge manhunt for three armed and dangerous suspects who shot cop dead in Chicago suburb: Town on lockdown as SWAT teams go house to house


A massive manhunt is underway north of Chicago after a 32-year veteran police officer was shot dead while on a routine patrol.

Three armed and dangerous suspects, two white and one black, are at large after Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was gunned down in Fox Lake near the Illinois-Wisconsin border, at around 8am.

The cop, a father of four nicknamed GI Joe, was found in a marshy area stripped of his gun and other equipment by the trio who then fled the scene. 

A manhunt is underway in a Chicago suburb after a police officer was reportedly shot dead while on a routine patrol. Heavily armed officers prepare to head out and search for the suspects 
A manhunt is underway in a Chicago suburb after a police officer was reportedly shot dead while on a routine patrol. Heavily armed officers prepare to head out and search for the suspects

Law enforcement have identified the dead officer as 32-year veteran Charles Joseph Gliniewicz

Three armed suspects, two white and one black, are at large following the shooting in the Fox Lake area. Hundreds of members of law enforcement have been sent to the area to join the search 

A sniper and a lookout stand on top of a roof searching for the three men following the killing of the officer. Reports suggest he was a 32-year veteran of the department

A sniper and a lookout stand on top of a roof searching for the three men following the killing of the officer. Reports suggest he was a 32-year veteran of the department

According to the Northwest Herald he served in the Army, both active-duty and reserve, from 1980 until 2007, and left as a first sergeant, according to sources.

He was also part of Fox lake’s Explorer program which helped school students who wanted to become police officers.  

FBI and US Marshals are part of the huge the search which covers a vast area near Route 21 – a major highway connecting Chicago, which is around 60 miles south. 

Residents have been told to stay in doors and local schools have been placed on lockdown. 

A statement from Grant Community High School said students were being kept in classrooms and were being checked on a constant basis.  

Lake County Undersheriff Raymond Rose has urged citizens to call 911 if they see anyone in the area they don’t know.

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