Maywood K-9 officer shot inside his parked police car for unknown reasons

**Terminator** · 10-24-06, 01:08 PM

A Maywood police officer was fatally shot inside a police car late Monday. Maywood police have asked that the identity of the fallen officer be withheld until proper notification of the his family can be made. The 37-year-old officer, a resident of Schiller Park, was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m. Monday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to a spokesman from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. The unidentified officer was shot multiple times at Erie Street and 6th Avenue, according to the spokesman. NBC5's Kim Vatis reported that the the victim was a canine officer and that his canine partner was uninjured. According to a dispatcher at the Maywood Police Department, the shooting occurred at 125 S. 5th Ave. Witnesses told Vatis that police response was intense and somewhat overwhelming. "I understand that the situation was going on, but it seemed like the situation just got totally out of control for a minute," said Maywood resident Edward Bowman. "(The police) came into the house, searching the house like we were criminals and everything ... you know, we're a young family and we don't have any incidents like that, not in our household." Bowman said his wife was half-dressed and his children were woken by the commotion when police barged into the home. He said police were kicking in doors in the neighborhood. Bowman said a lieutenant later apologized to him for the disruption. No suspects are yet in custody.

**bird1** · 10-24-06, 02:49 PM

http://www.nbc5.com/video/ i recent years maywood has turned into a getto suburb of chicago. they tore down most but not all of the public housing high rises in the city and most of the the crime is heading west. prayers go out for this officer. i'll keep checking around to see if they have a suspect.

**Hannibal** · 10-24-06, 03:05 PM

RIP brother.

**bird1** · 10-25-06, 04:59 AM

heard on fox news that they're questioning some people of interest. no suspects at this time

**cwtlady** · 10-25-06, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Terminator

"I understand that the situation was going on, but it seemed like the situation just got totally out of control for a minute," said Maywood resident Edward Bowman. "(The police) came into the house, searching the house like we were criminals and everything ... you know, we're a young family and we don't have any incidents like that, not in our household." Bowman said his wife was half-dressed and his children were woken by the commotion when police barged into the home. He said police were kicking in doors in the neighborhood. Bowman said a lieutenant later apologized to him for the disruption. No suspects are yet in custody.

I'm sorry to hear the news of the fallen officer.

If the tables were turned and someone had just killed one of their family members they would want the police to turn over every table to find the killer. And crime is never convenient, did they want the police to wait until they got dressed and had coffee? Boy, if a killer were loose in my neighborhood I'd want the police to do whatever it took to find him.

And that did happen only the killer wasn't on the loose. He was in our neighborhood and he had just killed an officer. Makes me so angry when people only think of themselves at a time like this.

Bless you all and be safe.

**10-42Adam** · 10-25-06, 12:34 PM

Rip

**Ducky** · 10-25-06, 07:32 PM

Possible gang initiation?

**bird1** · 10-27-06, 01:19 PM

a parolee is being held for questioning after police checked the computer terminal of the fallen officer. this person was stopped and questioned, and had his name run by officer wood before he was shot to death.

**bird1** · 10-29-06, 01:45 AM

Posted: Saturday, 28 October 2006 7:49PM

$1 Million Bond For Suspect In Maywood Cop's Murder

MAYWOOD, Ill. (WBBM) -- Bond was set Saturday at $1 million for 29-year-old Terry Gilford, the suspect in the murder of Maywood Police Officer Thomas Wood.

The bond is for charges of unlawful use of a weapon, possession of firearm by a felon, possession of stolen firearm, possession of controlled substance with intent-because it was 16 grams of crack cocaine.

Gilford has not been charged with Wood's murder.

Gilford remains in custody, with a Nov. 15 court date the next one scheduled.

The judge today also set no bond, at the state's request, on a violation of bail charges against Gilford stemming from earlier trouble with the law.

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