Prosecutors alleged the suspect, Steven Montano, tried to hide his firearm before encountering and shooting Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso.
Steven Montano did not appear in court when prosecutors laid out the series of events which led to the fatal encounter with Vasquez-Lasso. Montano is still in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Stroger Hospital after being shot during the encounter with Vasquez-Lasso.
Montano then threatened to get his gun. His girlfriend exited the home through a side door on 53rd Street, called 911 and reported that Montano had a gun. As she spoke to a dispatcher, Montano followed her. He also allegedly grabbed the phone from his girlfriend's hand, hung up on 911 and threw the phone. They continued to argue and went back inside the home.
Montano encountered two neighbors in the alley and asked them if he could hide the gun in the garage the neighbors were standing in. When the neighbors indicated he couldn't, Montano entered the garage they were in and fled into a backyard of a connected residence. As he made his way through other neighboring yards, the first two officers made their way into the alley, saw Montano and alerted other officers to his location.
Both Vasquez-Lasso and Montano fired at each other. Montano fired five times and Vasquez-Lasso was hit three times in the head, arm and leg. Vasquez-Lasso fired twice, hitting Montano in the mouth.
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