Wanted Man: Gunman Who Attacked Trooper Remains at Large

HOMEWOOD, IL — State Police have gone public with a sketch of a man who attacked a trooper at the Halsted Street Toll Plaza in November, pointing a gun at him and struggling with him before escaping into the night. The trooper sustained a neck injury from which he's still recuperating.

The trooper was in an unmarked car and in plain clothes on Nov. 7 around 7 p.m. when he tried to question a "suspicious" man on I-294. The man pulled a gun on the trooper and reached into the driver's side window of the trooper's car. The weapon fired several times, according to State Police, as the men fought for control of the weapon.

The man then ran from the scene, and a massive police response and search ensued on the interstate and in the neighborhoods surrounding the highway. Dogs and aerial units were used, but the attacker escaped. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

The trooper was hospitalized with a neck injury but he wasn't shot.

Police describe the attacker as a slender, black man in his late 40s to early 50s, about 5-foot-10-inches tall, about 180 pounds. He was bearded, but his beard was patchy and white in the chin area. At the time, he was seen limping and was wearing a construction vest and black jeans.

Anyone with information may call State Police: 630-241-6800, ext. 5028.

photo: Illinois State Police