Suspect in sheriff's deputy death taken in custody

BELLWOOD, Ill. -- Police have a suspect in custody in connection to the death of an off duty sheriff's deputy.


Investigators say the 50-year-old Cook County Deputy died Friday night after he tried to stop two people as they robbed his daughter and her boyfriend outside a family holiday gathering.


He was shot in the chest as he was pulling out his own weapon.


No charges had been filed Sunday evening.

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