chicago police officer killed

[SWAT1088]

Second time in two months. say a little prayer.

[sdaoudi51]

who was he, what district did he work in, and what was the story behind it, god bless him that's all u can say.

[sdaoudi51]

That's a shame cause my close friend worked the same precinct with that individual officer. This is a risk we must all endure working in this field, but the rewards will always outweight the risks in my opinion.

[Bravo8]

By Marla Donato
and Dan Kening
Tribune staff reporters
Published August 20, 2001, 11:50 AM CDT

Convicted felon charged in officer shooting

A twice-convicted felon who was paroled from jail a year ago has been charged
with the slaying Sunday night of Chicago police tactical officer Eric Lee,
police authorities announced at a news conference this morning.

Aloysius Oliver, 26, who has previous convictions for felony narcotics and
weapons violations, has been charged with first-degree murder of a police
officer for the fatal shooting of Lee in a South Side alley, Deputy Chief
Phillip Cline said.

Cline said police have the name of a second suspect in the incident, but have
not issued an arrest warrant yet.

Lee was one of three tactical unit police officers riding in a car near 63rd
and Aberdeen Streets about 9:20 p.m. when they came upon three people beating
up a fourth person in an alley. "They got out of the car and identified
themselves as police officers,” police spokesman David Bayless said. “Shots
were fired. [Lee] was shot in the head."

Lee was taken to Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was
pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m.
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