Both suspects linked to Wednesday’s shooting death of a veteran us-regions police officer were in custody Friday after a crime of nearly 36 hours, police said.
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The search for the suspects led law enforcement officers to Indiana, where suspect Darius Sullivan, 25, the alleged gunman, was apprehended without incident at a Manchester home Friday morning, FOX 32 reported.
Also taken into custody was another occupant of the Indiana home, identified as Daniel Acros, 19, according to the station.
Weapons and drugs were also confiscated at the scene, authorities said.
Suspects Darius Sullivan, left, and Xandria Harris were taken into custody Friday after Wednesday’s fatal shooting of an Illinois police officer. (Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office)
The second suspect linked to the case, Xandria Harris, 26, surrendered to Bradley, Illinois, police around 4 p.m. Friday, FOX 32 reported.
Arrangements were being made for Sullivan to be extradited back to Illinois to face charges of murder and attempted murder, according to the station.
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Two other people were apprehended in Indiana in connection with the case. Suspects identified as Bryce Baker, 20, and Joshua Adams, 26, both from Kankakee, Illinois, were arrested after authorities searching for Sullivan spotted them in a wrong-way-driving vehicle in Rochester, Indiana, FOX 32 reported.
Their possible connection to Sullivan was being investigated, the report said.
