07-03-2019 18:24 via 10tv.com

Illinois deputy killed in shooting; suspect in crashed car

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A man fatally shot a sheriff's deputy and wounded a woman Thursday at an Illinois hotel before crashing his vehicle along an interstate highway while trying to flee police, and "negotiation efforts" were underway, authorities said.Deputy Jacob Keltner, 35, a 12 ½-year veteran of the McHenry County Sheriff's Department, was pronounced dead at the hospital Thursday afternoon, spokesman David Dezane said.Prosecutors in Winnebago County in central Illinois said the
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