Chicago Man Kills Officer, Wounds Another at Hospital

A Chicago man already free on pretrial release for an armed robbery charge allegedly shot and killed one police officer and critically wounded another at a city hospital on Saturday morning, authorities said.

Prosecutors charged 27-year-old Alphanso Talley with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery of a peace officer, armed robbery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated unlawful restraint, escape, aggravated battery and unlawful use of a weapon. He appeared in Cook County Circuit Court on Monday and was ordered detained pending further hearings.

The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital on Chicago's North Side. Officers had arrested Talley earlier that morning in the 3200 block of West Lawrence Avenue on suspicion of armed robbery and brought him to the hospital for medical observation, including a CT scan. While under escort and covered by a blanket, Talley produced a 10mm handgun and fired at the officers, prosecutors said. Shell casings recovered at the scene matched the weapon later found on him.

Officer John Bartholomew, 38, a 10-year veteran of the Chicago Police...