Andrew Roselius killed, Newton County, Indiana, sheriff’s deputy Brandon Schreiber seriously injured in Sheldon, Illinois, shooting: ISP

SHELDON, Ill. (WLS) — A suspect was killed and an Indiana sheriff’s deputy was seriously wounded in a shooting in Illinois on Sunday evening, police said.

Illinois State Police said Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office officers chased the armed suspect, who also had a hostage, into Indiana just before 9 p.m. That’s when the Newton County Sheriff’s Office joined the pursuit.

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The pursuit returned to Illinois, and the suspect crashed in Sheldon, ISP said. The suspect got out of the vehicle and exchanged gunfire with police.

The officer shot the suspect, 37-year-old Andrew Roselius of Clifton, Illinois. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Roselius shot a Newton County sheriff’s deputy, who was taken to Iroquois Memorial Hospital, from where he was airlifted to Carle Trauma Center.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Department identified the deputy as Corporal Brandon Schreiber.

Schreiber, a five-year veteran of the Newton County Sheriff’s Department, remains in critical condition.

Police did not find the hostage in the vehicle.

ISP will investigate the shooting and then turn the case over to the Iroquois County District Attorney’s Office.