Skokie (Ill.) Police Officer Tim Gramins pursuit of bank robbery suspect Raymond Maddox was going well until Maddox headed into a residential neighborhood and slammed on the brakes. Gramins was drawn into a deadly daylight gunfight with neighbors looking on. Maddox lacerated the officer's cruiser with a barrage of 9mm and .380 rounds until Gramins ended the fight. Read the full story in our "Shots Fired: Skokie, Illinois 08/25/2008." Photos are courtesy of Skokie PD.
Shots Fired, Skokie, Ill., Crime Scene
Maddox and Gramins exchanged gunfire through the patrol car's windshield. The officer fired .45 ACP rounds from his Glock.
Maddox first used a Smith & Wesson 5906 9mm pistol until a spent cartridge failed to properly eject, jamming the action. He then ditched the pistol.
An SKS rifle was recovered from Maddox's trunk along with a magazine and 7.62 rounds. Luckily, this rifle never came into play.
Officer Gramins pursued Maddox into a residential neighborhood, after identifying the white Bonneville as a vehicle used in a bank robbery.
Investigators reconstructed the volley of rounds that struck the officer's patrol car.
Maddox, who lived on the South Side of Chicago, brought the fight by drawing a handgun and charging Officer Gramins.
Officer Gramins was a 14-year veteran of his agency who partly credits SWAT training for coming out on top.
When his initial weapon jammed, Maddox returned to his vehicle to retrieve a Bersa Blue Thunder .380.
Investigators used crime-scene stickers to mark the location of the hits on Officer Gramins' patrol car.