Incident

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2-13-2018 Illinois Chicago 1-2

Location

February 13, 2018

James R Thompson Center
Incident Address

Incident Address

Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: CPD Commander Paul Bauer
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Shomari Legghette
Age: 44
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Thomas Caldwell
Age: 68
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Drug involvement
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Officer killed by felon in body armor w/ multiple weapons convictions; suspect found guilty; gun illegally sold/ WI; Caldwell, 37 mos;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/person-shot-near-thompson-center/

URL: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/13/off-duty-police-officer-shot/

URL: http://fox59.com/2018/02/13/off-duty-chicago-police-officer-shot-and-killed-during-foot-pursuit/

URL: http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/suspect-in-chicago-police-death-charged-with-murder/article_ad20a467-5823-5c91-bbb3-8d7dc55f9a43.html

URL: http://www.wandtv.com/story/39273127/gun-that-killed-chicago-commander-traced-to-wisconsin

URL: https://waow.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2018/11/02/gun-seller-gets-37-month-term-in-chicago-top-cops-death/?fbclid=IwAR0GmwrSDfr2km9gyC9_mEiNjFHCa_IoLih9HW1EEm3ynAr5hz1DADuY2tQ

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/13/21178233/paul-bauer-murder-guilty-shomari-legghette

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 6