An Illinois police officer was shot and killed with her own service weapon as she begged for her life, law enforcement officials told reporters this week.
Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, 49, was killed by Darius Sullivan, 25, and Xandria Harris, 26, as Rittmanic and her partner were investigating a noise complaint at an inn near Kankakee, Illinois.
“Sgt. Rittmanic was pleading with them to, ‘Just leave, you don’t have to do this, please just go, please don’t, please don’t,’” Jim Rowe, the Kankakee County state’s attorney, told reporters. “She was desperately pleading for her life.”
Investigators arrested Harris and Sullivan after a brief manhunt, and prosecutors are asking federal officials to seek the death penalty. The pair have been charged with first-degree murder of a police officer, and attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.
Rittmanic’s partner, 27-year-old Tyler Bailey, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head by Sullivan.
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The incident began when Rittmanic and Bailey were called to a hotel on Dec. 29 to investigate barking dogs that someone had left in a car in the parking lot. When they determined that the car belonged to Harris, they knocked on the door to her room. She refused to open the door for 14 minutes until finally cracking it open and trying to squeeze through and close the door behind her.
Harris, who was pregnant at the time, was trying to keep the officers from entering the room and arresting Sullivan, who had a warrant.
Two of Harris’ children were also in the apartment.
As Harris tried to block the door, Sullivan emerged with a 9mm handgun loaded with a drum magazine, prosecutors said. He fired at both officers, striking Bailey in the head and injuring Rittmanic.
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He chased Rittmanic down the hallway and pinned her to the ground. His gun had jammed by this point, and he and Harris managed to grab Rittmanic’s gun. Sullivan shot Rittmanic several more times, and she died that evening.
The pair fled the scene but were apprehended shortly thereafter.
There is no death penalty in Illinois, but Rowe said he’s asking the U.S. Justice Department to review the case. Under federal law, prosecutors can seek the death penalty.
“I will be submitting an official request to the U.S. Attorney General for the Central District of Illinois and to the U.S. Attorney General to review the first degree-murder case pending against Darius Sullivan and Xandria Harris for federal murder charges, and pursue a federal sentence of death against both defendants,” Rowe said.
In a short/sweet answer to this story headline question: YES…without a doubt…but the question is moot because IL doesn’t not have the death penalty.
Clearly these officers weren’t used to dealing with rabid animals on the run from Chiraq. I bet the other officers in the dept will have their weapons ready next time they get a call to check out a BLM criminal.
Wow, a lot of pro-killing rhetoric on this list, I guess moderation of inflammatory content is not done. A couple takes on this story that might appear in the press, the drum magazine will make more news that anything else, leading to more gun control demands. If the receiver was a kit, then that will give the anti-2A crowd more talking points ( I would say ammo, but they wouldn’t). With all the anti-police programs in states, including Illinois, I wonder what LEO’s have been instructed to do in situations like this, keep your sidearm holstered until a definite threat is perceived? Walk up all nice and neighborly presenting a non-threatening persona? One thing is common amongst all who think because one officer is dead and another injured, their saying that it was their fault, is that those commenters have never been in this situation, probably never have fired a gun, or fired one only at a target and never faced one down. I remember hunting at Camp A.P. Hill long ago, and the fear of a game warden getting shot was so great, they went in pairs. If a Warden walked up to you, the other stayed at the truck with a scoped Winchester Model 70 aimed at your head. Until you are there and deal with the milliseconds of decision making involved with a gun fight, and can speak from experience, shut up.
George Floyd caused riots and a race war.
Crickets on the left for these officers brutally executed. Our country is a disgrace because of these people.
It is time to hunt the predator class
My guess is this is another example of the lawless black criminals soiling this country, now they will live in prison for a few years until some asshat manages to free them just because they are black!
Let me guess. Both perps have rap sheets as long as your arm. Both should have been incarcerated and/or executed long ago. Now two police officers and their families are paying the price for the system’s “liberal” treatment of these felons. This is the kind of filth we are forced to live with when such garbage is not removed from our streets. Little wonder crime is off the charts in liberal-controlled cities across the country. Elections certainly do have consequences. But there is really little hope as long as liberal politicians (i.e. progressives, leftists, communists, etc.) are elected and reelected by the useful idiots who vote them into office.
Care to bet these two animals are poster children of BLM. I say drag their asses out in the street rope em up and hang them. After they are dead cremate them and then spread their asses in a toxic waste dump.
FACT is these two MORON cops LET themselves get shot! How is it that after she watched he partners head POP couldn’t pull her own gun! Fact is these loser cops get what’s coming since this IS apart of the job and SINCE THAT’S A FACT of the job I’d think ALL cops would WANT to be TRAINED WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND the BASIC MINIMUM which is NOTHING! I laugh at these ASSHOLE cops who get fucked up since they ALL RUIN SOOOOO MANY GOOD peoples lives with petty BS like PERSONAL drug use of ANY kind is total BS as NONE EVER get them ANY REAL help to get them off the door if they really are interested in getting clean and INSTEAD MAKE IT ALL WORSE! SCREW COPS, THEY ALL KNOW THE RISKS BUT ALL THIIIIINK it’ll never happen to THEM BUT IT CLEARLY DOES AND THEY STILL SIGN UP! What about the news about guys for example working on oil rigs who get burnt to death or worse? Funny how those news stories are never heard since a gun wasn’t involved even though for example tens or hundreds of people may of died on such a rig and nobody hears about it but two dumb shit cops get shot and it’s so huge! Why?! How is it that two dumb ass cops lives are worth MORE than the TWENTY or so I’m using as an example?! I’m SURE without ever knowing a thing about either cop did MORE than enough to DESERVE what they got! And if you think I’m just an ass, go to YouTube and search “welcoming committee” and sure you’ll find a video of a guy who gets cuffed BEHIND HIS BACK and then SIX COWARDS in FULL RIOT GEAR pin him into the corner of his cell where they THEY ALL hold him into the corner while TRYING to hide their actions hit even then you can EASILY see one of the COWARDS are cocking back and with all his weak ass might beat a completely defenseless guy. Then PRETENDS he’s STILL struggling even though ALL SIX CLEARLY has him FULLY PINNED IN THE CORNER OF HIS BRICK WALLED CELL AND THEN starts to say “stop resisting” over and over which again he was NOT DOING SINCR HE WAS CUFFED BEHIBD HIS BACK AND HAD SIX COWARDS ON HIS BACK! They say this so they then can SLAM HIM TO THE GROUND FACE FIRST AGAIN WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND NOW THE SAME GUY WHO WAS PUNCHING HIM WITH ALLLLLL HIS MIGHT IN THE CORNER is the one who can now be CLEARLY SEEN FULLY COCKING BACK HIS ARM AS FAR AS HE COULD AND RAINS BLOW AFTER BLOW TO HIS FACE AND HEAD and then after the BEATING is over OR it got SO BAD they HAD to stop filming which I’m SURE is the case since the next thing you see after him being pinned on the ground and pounded on is all the COWARD ASS BITCHE$ are now outside the cell asking for the FULLY BLOODY spit mask they put on him and as he tried to get it off I could literally SEE ALL THE BLOOD DRIPPING AND KIND OF POURING OUT AND IS at LEAST 80% FULLY SATURATED in the guys blood! And THESE MORONS WONDER WHY THESE PROPLE GET OUT OF JAIL AND THEN GO AND KILL COPS! I USED to believe that cops weren’t all bad, BUT THEY ALL REALLY ARE! Just some take it farther than others BUT ALL COVER UP FOR EACH OTHER WHICH IS A CRIME! And if anyone has a reply about how cops are good and all that BS, tell me some PROOF of WHY they’re so GOOD!
Yea Michelle( micheal bobier)Cuz you actin like a bitch. What y’all white mf fail to understand while y’all was literally born in a stable environment these PEOPLE because they are people were literally born already with all odds against them do you know what it’s like for a 5-10 yr old to lost half of the friends they have or both being able to eat what you crave or not eatin at all of course not because y’all grew up wit a silver spoon and it’s nothing wrong wit that but they didn’t grow up like you they have to scratch and claw to get what they got but you probably always keep yo nails clipped. I respect this officer for not blasting on these two immediately after she’s found out they was black super sad on what happened but I guarantee I can find a white man takin police officers out wit no death penalty.
Only you sickos on the left could defend cop killers. Ahh poor black people, they have to steal, rob and murder. It’s not their fault. Truly pathetic. Here’s a news flash. You’re free. Yup, fought a civil war Over it. Quit making excuses for human debris.
Then quit shooting each other racist. Very few white people are born with anything, but our parents teach us how to work for money instead of demanding it with a snarl. Getting an education (acting white to you) and getting a job is the proper way to be successful, not having babies for the handouts.
Do they deserve the death penalty not only yes but, HELL YES! And if those European pussies won’t sell us the drugs, I would be happy to swing the axe!
Law enforcement officers and police are viewed as the peacekeepers no matter race religion sex or any of those issues. Whenever someone willingly takes another life violently by any means no matter who they are they need to face the consequences of their actions. In the case of peacekeepers being killed the culprits should be face with the death penalty if convicted which hopefully make criminals consider the results of their choices.
Of course his name was Darius!! We don’t have a crime problem in America, we have a black problem.
God be with them and their families. These two destroyed so many lives, even her own children who may have watched. If he had just came out and surrendered he would probably be freed w/o bail today.
Horrible! And the suspects were what race? How come this is not National news? Does not fit the Marxist agenda of the left wing Democrats.
Most police murders are committed by white males…stop chasing that ghost…pray for justice for these two poor officers and get therapy for why you hold animosity toward your fellow black Americans…they are OUR people too…embrace it…because our foreign and domestic enemies certainly have
That is not true one fucking bit. Can you read. Read the CDC and FBI reports you fucking moron. Or read any substantial crime reports
It has been a fact for many years that this 14% of the population segment commit over 54% of violent crime. Facts can be “racist” too! Thats the leftist marxist agenda. ANYBODY who supports democrats is either a fool, a marxist, or a chicom operative.
BONES, BONES, BONES—– You just do not get it. How about this. You go through the academy and become a training expert. Teach these people focus, how to prepare for EVERY event they encounter and trigger control. They probably hesitated because the folks were black. And by the way, it is “America”.
Right that’s comin from the dude wit the lamest name on the internet as of 2022. Mr.Nightwing with allll the “training” they did a fantastic job all of the events that unfolded how could she have possibly known that the dude was in there with a gun ready to pop out….? How can anyone prepare for that if you are sayin she should’ve been had her gun out for what because he’s black lol racism is a decease like I said in my previous comment I can send you a video of a white dude literally lettin off on the 2 cops no hesitation straight up walkin towards them wit a gun but the officers didn’t pull instead they put they hands up to try deescalate the situation I don’t hear anybody sayin “let’s give him the death penalty burn em spread they ashes everywhere”, not even a “lock his ass up forever for shootin a officer” get yo head outta yo ass
They should have had their guns drawn, these animals are dangerous. Especially the kind that refuse to open the door for 14 minutes. Yo mama
These two cops went about it all wrong, first use a phone then call the dog pound. Why try to be the super hero’s! The badge an your ego doesn’t stop bullets.
I believe that if a person is committing a violent felony then their life is forfeit during and afterwards. I don’t know any thing about the people involved except what is written here but anyone who murders another to avoid the consequences of their prior actions deserves nothing but death and contempt.
First, times have changed. Cops are no longer immune from random violence. A bunch of dogs in a car at a hotel parking lot are not worth dying for. I would have called the room from the lobby and asked that someone go to get the dogs. If they did not respond in a reasonable time I would have had the car towed away for the safety of the animals.
Second, never knock on a door without your gun in your hand at mid ready and never stand in front of the door. If you have a partner have him/her cover you with gun pointed at the door from an opposite angle.
Third, yes. Sullivan should get the death penalty.
Wait what… (Ken)lol why should they have had they guns out already you made a lot of sense then you lost me so they need to prepare with guns for a dog in the parking lot disturbance, right…. I would’ve understood if they were called to the scene on a potential domestic beatin situation but over some dogs foo. So you think he should get the death penalty what about those guys that hunted Ahmad Arbery like an animal?
Oh, you mean the “jogger” jogging with a hammer?
Yeah idiot! Gun drawn because dogs in the car! Because look what happened, you have to be a moron.
When the voters of Illinois decide that they’ve had enough of this sort of thing, they’ll rise up and throw out of office all those people who eliminated the death penalty and who coddle criminals. Until then, I’m glad I don’t live there.
“When the voters of Illinois decide that they’ve had enough…”
Problem is, a large number of those voters are cut from the same cloth as the shooters. Along with their white leftist Alinsky-trained enablers.
It was the Criminal George Ryan former corrupt Governor of IL. that repealed Tha5 law!
I’ve had enough. I moved to Iowa.
I have always said I dont WANT to have to kill or even shoot ANYONE.
But these 2 Pieces of S*IT HAVE Earned it.
They have NOT however Earned – Being Shot – Too good for them.
Maybe Burned Alive – Slowly.
This is what you get with our revolving-door justice system. No doubt this isn’t their first rodeo. Don’t worry though, some slick ambulance chasing lawyer will have them back on the street in 5 years or so.
Capital Punishment for all cop killers!
Who let big c ..the “communist “ in here? O wait were in america not russia like he wishes.. frikin dummy ..and whos the other idiot blaming blm? What does blm have to do with it? Both are a product of 400 years of racism for sure..everyone was armed right? Yea so blm card dont work here billy..Damn cops it seems are either unprepared , unfocused or trigger happy..
“Both are a product of 400 years of racism for sure..”
For sure. That’s why Ibrahim Kendi was complaining how white kids are lying on their college applications about being “of color” so they can gain admission.
BLM is both a grift designed to enrich its founders, and a violent societal underbelly that needs to be squashed.
Bro(AK) racism is a decease my friends “shakin my head” bro Black Lives Matter has nothing to do wit white kids sayin they black on the admission college whatever the fuck shit don’t even make sense dumbass cuz they literally have a photo ID with a student number and I hate to break it to you but whenever you take a national test they ask you for yo race so…. Anywho BLM was created so that white people like you can finally see the oppression and the inner racism that we face on a daily basis nobody Black is profiting off of Black Lives Matter and if they are it’s clearly goin back to the cause. There ain’t nothing violent about BLM until white people make violent sorry to throw y’all under the bus but I don’t see nobody else in that police uniform tryin to “calm” a peaceful BLM protest with tear gas and rubber bullets
Son, you get even more stupid with every post.
Hey Bones how about go fuck yourself you racist cop hating piece of excrement.
BLM is nothing more than a domestic terror group fueled by Democrat bigotry and you support them. As for these two pieces of shit, they should be forced to dig their own graves and then shot in the stomach and buried alive.
I don’t think anywho would use the BLM movement for this I would personally be offended by that being an advocate of the movement myself and me being one also we have to understand that not all black people care about black people that’s why this movement is so vary important we can’t even get the whole community involved so yes this wasn’t no BLM at all and the cop did well for sure even after she well saw that the shooter was black even if she ended up killing him in the case it shouldn’t be a Black Lives Matter situation this was just an unfortunate crime and I also won’t take it as far as the death penalty because there are plenty of white folks out there that straight up murder police officers and walk wit just 6 months
This was an all out execution by a cowardly BASTARD. When these type of murder occurs the press should not even give the names of the SHITHEAD that did it. Instead, give the killer a special name like “Shit Eating Butt Maggot”. Provide due process and a quick execution. Bury the bastard about 6 inches deep in an open grave and place an outhouse over his grave with an open hole centered over his head. Invite everyone that passes to take a shit on the f_ _ers face.
Of course they do! Politics dont matter when its obvious murder in cold blood.. SO DONT MAKE IT POLITICAL FOOLS!
Sir,
Do you not ever tire of these bigoted , anti law
enforcement , unhinged and delusional rants ?
Quite frankly , there are much more important
disparities in our world to focus upon , than irrational
and unproven theories espoused by subversive marxists
at “ higher learning institutions “ .
I , for one , feel sorry for you and your limited focus .
The world was never promised to be perfection . We
must adapt to it and improve it where we can , not
whining incessantly as a child , not getting their way .
She didnt get a shot off? I don’t understand…how many officers shoot or at least get a shot off for much less? Did this poor soul even draw her weapon while retreating from the ambush? Not even a shot on these guys? Particularly after his gun jams? Maybe the way the article was reported is just limited…either way I hope justice is served…and no not racial justice the way some of you idiots are clamoring for…just justice…plenty of cops murdered or harmed by white people like us. Just get justice
How virtuous of you to excuse the racial component of the murderers. The fact is the homicide rate for blacks is 3.35 times their percentage of the US population, making them over five times as likely to commit a homicide or be a victim of a homicide.
Well, I’m not sure how to respond to that statement. If blacks are five times more likely to commit or be a victim of homicide than you make it sound like you justify that by saying they are a victim of their circumstances. However, growing up poor and under educated doesn’t justify increased criminal activity regardless of your ethnic background, to suggest that it does only reinforces bad behavior as acceptable and fuels racism.
Rex in that case…whites account for nearly 70% of all criminal arrests…so by that energy…we should just increase our policing of whites to reduce all crime by 70% right? See how limited that sounds? Thats how our black Americans feel…its NOT a race based fact of existence…we have been trained from birth to make false associations based on race out of context of environment and who facilitated that environment historically assuming we can all just pull ourselves out of poverty…thr truth is…white and black communities committ murder and crimes and there is a direct correlation with poverty…the US govt figured out to eliminate the crime wave from the great depression give americans (well then only whites) a house and a job…they subsidized housing, (created whole communities) and created jobs…it wasnt just hard work and morals alone…now fast forward the same black folks who didnt get that help suffer from the same poverty symptoms they NEVER got economic help for (affirmative action is not economic help) and we wonder why the same crime symptoms that were highly prevalent in white communities (and still are in some that were overlooked..like in Ms or west Virginia) persist? Stop seeing our fellow black Americans as bogeymen…and just see the truth…just seek justice…thats not left or right thing…thats an American thing
It souns at this point that when her less experienced partner was shot she turned to run away rather then be caught up in a case where she fired a weapon. Then after she was shot and disarmed she was executed.
I could have been misled by the coverage but that’s how my reasonable interpretation stands at this time.
The left is destroying everything.
From the sketchy reports it sounds like she was disabled from the initial shot and lost the use of her arms so she couldn’t draw her weapon. She was helpless. By the way, Illinois’ former governor, George Ryan, eliminated the death penalty. He was later convicted on federal corruption charges and went to prison himself. Coincidence? Probably wanted to curry favor with the prisoners before he joined their ranks.
should have never been taken alive wake up police
Set the dirt bags up in a firing squad. The first seven rounds – one to each knee, one to each shoulder, one to each hip, and one to the groin. Let them set for a while. Then repeat.
I am sorry the post was meant for the Frontier Justice lawsuit. I would say give these two criminals the max. And if tht means the death penny so be it.
She ‘s a plant, isn’t that the range where the Governor signed the Second Amendment Protection law? Seems kinda a fishey, and that is a trade mark of a leftist
act. Use the courts to get their way.
Yet another “failure to comply” incident. Thanks BLM. Three more families destroyed.
The Russian method should be applied here; take them into the basement and put one into the base of the skull, no muss, no fuss!!! Best $.40 ever spent!!
TALL TREE-SHORT ROPE-TIMES TWO !!!
No way Biden’s DOJ will pursue the death penalty against two scumbags “of color,” especially when one is pregnant with another potential dependent Democrat voter🤬
Sounds like some of the victims that have been killed by the cops in this country. But we aren’t supposed to feel bad for them because they weren’t wearing a uniform.
You sound like a moron with half the brains of a retarded clam. Unless you know that these people are the ones you described. You are more than likely a democrat. This is apparent by your brain dead lack of intelligent reasoning.
Mr Chauvin did you hear the victim stating he couldn’t breath? Yes your Honor. And did you feel the victim stop moving? Yes your Honor. And did you render aid to the victim? No your Honor. And how do you plead to violating the victims rights under color of law? Guilty your Honor. Yeah, I’m a moron.
What flavor is that Kool-aid you been drinking, by the way?
Thing about Chauvin. He committed a crime and did society a favor, all at the same time. Funny how life is.
So what should happen to the Capitol PO that murdered Ashley Babbit?
How about Roderick Scott in the Greece NY shooting?
You are comparing George “the angel “ who was always on the right side of the law with a Public servant?
👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
You know Blasted Cap, Roland is correct. You’re a moron. Here’s some advise: If you don’t want the cops to shoot you, don’t break the law, be respectful and do what they tell you to do. None of these black “victims” would have died if they had just done that. Sounds like if your brain was money and gasoline was a penny a gallon you couldn’t buy enough to go half way around a bee bee on a motorcycle.
(Armed and dangerous) Bro I can name to many Black names that have been wrongly killed accused I mean you can literally just look this up yourself and I hope you are smart enough to understand what “failed to give instructions means” to a man with mental health issues then killed him you can tell you just like to talk wit no really information
People like this DO NOT deserve a court date, or trial. Show them the same raw treatment they gave the officers. God be with their families.
From the names of the killers I can only speculate on the race of the individuals. But it strange that this hasn’t made the national news. But then again it doesn’t meet the narrative. Reverse the races and it’s national news and rioting.
I use to tell my trainees, your back up weapon is as important as your primary. Because you use it when the shit hits the fan, AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE GET ONE AND A GOOD KNIFE AND TRAIN LIKE HELL WITH THEM.
I’m not normally in favor of the death penalty. However there are some crimes that are so bestial and savage that there is no option for society, other than capital punishment.
In this instance, these evil parasites have thrown away their membership card to the human race and therefore have given up any mercy that is afforded to human beings.
Just one thing. Get this over and done with quickly. 10-15 years on death row is not fair or equitable to the bereaved.
You sound stupid with your opening statement. Let us hope you don’t ever have to make a important decision during your life because you probably don’t have the mental power to make one.
If Judge Roy Bean were alive, he’d give them a trial, then take them to the Mesquite Tree for a swing…
I agree with you but with Illinois being a Democrat run state they removed the death penalty. They removed it to protect themselves. And the members of their criminal cult. .
Media doesn’t mention it but you read between the lines, names Darius and Xandria – The Amish strike again.
If I would write down what I REALLY think and feel about all of this then I fear that my comment may not be published by the administrators, so I only want to write now that I really hope that this mother*ucker and his not less disgusting b*tch will receive the death penalty and that they hopefully will not spend 10-30 years on death row at our costs, after what they have done.
I hope that at least Officer Bailey will make it, although I have my doubts about it, due to the fact that he received a shot in the head. Because even if he survives, how high are the chances that he will still be the same person, with every part of his body still functioning? Seriously, those are the news where I personally wish that the family members of the victims are allowed to be the executioners of the murderers that killed their loved ones and would also be allowed to use a style of execution completely by their liking, no matter what kind of cruel torture they could think of.
Believe me, I am honestly not a violent person at all, nor would I ever speak out for it, but it is news like this one that can make my blood boil just as well.
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