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Sources: Off-duty officer's suspected killer once a CPD applicant - Chicago Tribune Posted: 24 Mar 2019 05:30 PM PDT The gunman who authorities believe shot and killed an off-duty Chicago police officer and wounded his friend once applied to be a Chicago cop before he was arrested at the police academy a few years ago in connection with a home invasion, sources said. Chicago police officials said as many as three people had been held for questioning since the shooting at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. Law enforcement sources on Sunday afternoon confirmed that one of those people is believed to be the shooter responsible for the homicide of off-duty Officer John P. Rivera and the shooting of his friend, who was in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital but who officials have said is expected to survive. "Investigators have been working around the clock to follow evidence and review dozens of independent camera feeds," police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Sunday morning. "We continue to identify persons of interest based on the investigation and we are speaking to those individuals." Guglielmi would not comment on any information about the suspected gunman, including whether he was in custody. The suspect, 24, was arrested July 3, 2017, after breaking into his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side and pointed a gun at her head, police and court records show. In that case, the victim, who was in her early 20s, told police the suspect came into her home through a side window and threatened to kill her before leaving. Before fleeing, the suspect told the victim he was going to the Chicago police academy in the West Loop. She alerted officers that he was going to be there to take a polygraph test as part of the application process to become a police officer, according to records. Officers called ahead to the academy, and the suspect was arrested on home invasion and weapon charges. Records show he later pleaded guilty in Cook County court to a felony charge of attempted burglary and was sentenced to probation. The additional details about the alleged gunman came to light about 36 hours after the Saturday morning shooting. The Tribune is not naming the 24-year-old suspect because he has not been charged in the early Saturday morning shooting. An autopsy performed Sunday confirmed that Rivera died of multiple gunshots, and his death was classified a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office. At the time of the attack, four people were sitting in a parked car in the 700 block of North Clark Street in the River North neighborhood when they were fired upon. The group had gone to Stout Barrel House & Pizza, 642 N. Clark St., before the shooting, officials said. Both of the men who were shot were 23. Another off-duty Chicago police officer and a female civilian also were in the car, but they were not injured, police said. Authorities have yet to say what they believe was the motive behind the attack, but during the preliminary investigation they said they had no reason to believe the two groups had interacted before the shooting. Police were looking into whether Rivera and the other victim were shot in a case of mistaken identity, said a source familiar with the case. Investigators were looking into whether the shooter was involved in an altercation with another group earlier in the night by the McDonald's at Ohio and Clark streets about a block away from the shooting and later mistook Rivera and the other victim as being part of that group. Guglielmi, who previously called the shooting a "devastating incident," said it appeared that the offenders pointed out the sedan Rivera and his friends were in, walked up and opened fire at close range. He added that video obtained during the investigation did not indicate carjacking as a motive. Rivera would have been on the job for two years in May. The other officer in the car has about the same amount of time on the job, police said, but works in another police district. Superintendent Eddie Johnson said at a news conference that Rivera was a "hard worker who loved going out on patrol and solving problems'' and was "very excited'' and "very eager" to serve the citizens of Chicago. Rivera lived in the Hegewisch neighborhood, a popular enclave for police officers and firefighters on the city's Southeast Side. Rivera moved to the area when he was about 6 years old, according to neighbors, and recently moved to a home where his grandmother once lived, about two blocks from the home where he grew up. On Sunday afternoon, the streets were awash in blue, a sign of support for Rivera's grieving family. Blue ribbon was wrapped around trees and porch railings. Signs that said "Hegewisch backs the blue" stood prominently in front lawns. And flags honoring law enforcement officers flapped in the wind outside several houses. Police cars were stationed outside both Hegewisch homes connected to Rivera on Sunday afternoon. Officers in front of his parents' home said the family did not want to speak with the media. Neighbor Debbie Kubisz, 51, said she remembered seeing Rivera play on the block as little boy. Many of the girls who lived nearby, including her daughter, had a crush on him, she recalled. "He was a funny kid," said Kubisz, a school security guard. "He liked to make people smile." Rivera also forged a special relationship with another neighbor, retired Chicago police Sgt. John Sanchez, who said he used to share stories about his career with Rivera when he was a high school student. A curious teenager, Rivera would seek out Sanchez, catching him in his garage or stopping by while he mowed the lawn, to ask questions about his job. Sanchez said Rivera listened intently and that they would talk for up to an hour sometimes. "He wanted to hear all the stories — foot chases, car chases, fights" Sanchez said. "He liked to hear it. … He was amazed with what was going on." Sanchez recalled that Rivera took the written exam to get into the police academy at 18, the youngest age allowed. He then had to wait to be called up for further testing when he turned 21, which included a physical and psychological evaluation. After Rivera passed all the tests, Sanchez said, he came by the house with a wide grin. When he shared the good news, Rivera said, "I did it! I made it! I'm in!" according to Sanchez. Most recently, Rivera worked as a patrol officer in the Gresham District on the city's South Side Rivera worked his last shift Friday night. He had finished his shift about 9 or 10 p.m. after working on a murder investigation, authorities said. He handled the paperwork on the homicide. Rivera also had spent part of his shift helping console the family of the victim who was slain in his district, Johnson said.

Man accused of fatally shooting off-duty police officer has history of domestic violence arrests - Chicago Tribune Posted: 24 Mar 2019 06:25 PM PDT The man who Chicago police believe fatally shot off-duty Officer John P. Rivera and wounded his friend over the weekend has a history of domestic violence arrests that dates back to at least 2017 — the same time period when he was trying to apply to become a Chicago cop, according to police and court records reviewed by the Tribune. The newspaper is not naming the 24-year-old suspect because he has not been charged in the early Saturday morning shooting. Anthony Guglielmi, a police spokesman, declined Sunday to comment on the man or his background. But documents show that late on the evening of March 16, 2017, the suspect turned himself in to police at the South Chicago District station, police say, hours after he choked and hit a victim in the head with his hand at his residence in the 7800 block of South Kingston Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. It's unclear in the reports how the female victim, who was in her early 20s, and the suspect knew one another, but police at the time saw bruising on the victim's face and neck. Police alleged the suspect left a Glock 19 handgun — with 15 live rounds — unattended on a bed pointing at an infant, who was lying near the firearm, the reports show. Officers also seized an AR-15 rifle capable of firing 5.56 mm bullets. In the reports, the suspect is listed as owning both guns and as having a valid firearm owner's identification card. After turning himself in, the suspect was charged with domestic battery and child endangerment. Two months later, an emergency order of protection against the suspect was filed, and the judge in the domestic battery case issued an arrest warrant the same month. That June, the suspect was picked up on the warrant and referred to electronic monitoring. On July 3, 2017, around 3 a.m., the suspect broke into his ex-girlfriend's residence in the Woodlawn neighborhood through a rear side window, pointed a gun at her head and threatened to kill her, police alleged in reports. The suspect was accused of telling the victim, "If you make a sound and wake everybody up I will kill everyone and myself," the reports say. The victim said she remained quiet until the suspect left the home around 7:30 a.m. The victim told officers the suspect told her he was going to the Chicago police academy, at 1300 W. Jackson Blvd., to take a polygraph test, which is part of the application process, reports show. Officers at the academy detained the suspect, who then tried to escape, reports also say. Police found the suspect's Ford Mustang, and in plain view in a passenger's seat, a Glock 17 handgun, reports show. Police also found a small amount of marijuana in the driver's armrest, reports show. In that incident, police arrested the suspect on charges of home invasion, unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest and violating an order of protection. Last August the suspect pleaded guilty to two cases on two consecutive days. On Aug. 29 he pleaded guilty to domestic battery in the March 2017 case. The next day he pleaded guilty to an amended attempted residential burglary charge in the July 2017 case, with the remaining charges dropped, court records show. Chicago Tribune's Dan Hinkel contributed. jgorner@chicagotribune.com wlee@chicagotribune.com Twitter @JeremyGorner Twitter @MidnoirCowboy

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