Chicago cop killing suspect allegedly preyed on ‘joke of a system’ costing officers their lives: city leader

A Chicago man with nearly a decade-long rap sheet is set to appear in court Wednesday after authorities say he killed a police officer and gravely injured another in the latest example of what one city leader called a “joke of a system” that is costing cops their lives.

Alphanso Talley, 27, is charged with killing Chicago Police Department (CPD) Officer John Bartholomew, 28, at Swedish Hospital on Saturday, April 25. Prosecutors allege Talley also shot another police officer during the incident…

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