Bradley Shooting Suspect Caught; Possibly Fled To Indiana: Police

Chicago IL

31 December, 2021

12:43 PM

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FORT WAYNE, IN — Authorities have arrested a man wanted in a shooting that killed Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and critically wounded Officer Tyler J. Bailey, Illinois State Police confirmed Friday. Darius D. Sullivan, 25, was taken into custody around 9 a.m. Friday, police said. He is awaiting transport to Kankakee County, authorities confirmed. Police spent Thursday searching for Sullivan, of Bourbonnais, along with a second person of interest, 26-year-old Xandria A. Harris of Bradley. The suspects may have fled to a home in Indiana where authorities worked to apprehend him, according to multiple reports. Indiana State Police and a SWAT team were on scene at a house in North Manchester, Indiana, Fort Wayne's NBC reported. Indiana State Police said they were assisting the Illinois State Police in an investigation, reports said. As of Friday afternoon, Harris had not been apprehended. A warrant has been issued for her arrest, police said. On Wednesday, Bradley police said officers responded to the Comfort Inn, located on the 1500 block of North State Highway 50, for a report of dogs barking in an unattended vehicle. RELATED: 1 Officer Killed, 1 Hurt In Bradley Shooting; Suspect At Large Police located a room at the hotel where they believed the owner was staying. The officers were attacked and shot by the occupants of the room while speaking with them about the dogs, according to police. Both officers were taken to nearby hospitals, where Rittmanic was pronounced dead. Bailey remained in critical condition Friday, police said.