Chicago police commander gunned down in Loop pursuing a suspect
Paul Bauer
Cmdr.  Paul Bauer   53  was shot to death at the Thompson Center after chasing a man fleeing from tactical officers who tried to stop  him   police officials said.  Bauer   a 31-year-veteran who had been in the area for training and had a meeting with aldermen scheduled later  confronted the man  according to police officials and other sources. He opened fire  hitting the commander multiple times  police said.
 Bauer   the married father of a 13-year-old daughter  is the first Chicago cop shot and killed since 2011  and he is the highest-ranking officer killed in decades.
Chicago Police Department Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13  2018. Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13  2018. (Chicago Police Department) (Chicago Police Department)
 Bauer  heard the radio traffic  saw a man matching the description and tried to approach and question him in or near a stairwell  according to Guglielmi. A struggle ensued and Bauer  was shot multiple times.
 Bauer  was in uniform  Guglielmi said.
The tactical officers apprehended the man  and  Bauer  was taken to the hospital  where  he  was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was preparing to board a flight in Los Angeles to head home Tuesday afternoon when he was told of the shooting. He arrived in Chicago around 7 p.m. and headed straight to a meeting with Johnson  the mayorâs staff said. Emanuel said in a statement that  Bauer âs death was a sad reminder of the perils of police work.
â Commander Bauer  stood for the highest ideals of our police department and our city - to serve and protect the people of Chicago â the statement said.
A statement from the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation called  his  death âsenseless.â
âThe idea that  Paul  would act so unselfishly and would sacrifice  his  own safety for the safety of the people of Chicago and  his  fellow officers comes as no surprise to those of us who knew  him  â the statement read.
Tuesday evening  firefighters at a station near  Bauer âs police district headquarters lowered their flags to half-staff. Anthony Goulet  13  came to pay his respects to the officer he said he had recently met at a community event.
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What we know now about the shooting of Chicago police Cmdr .  Paul Bauer Â»
Cmdr.   [TGT]    53  was shot to death at the Thompson Center after chasing a man fleeing from tactical officers who tried to stop   [TGT]    police officials said.   [TGT]    a 31-year-veteran who had been in the area for training and had a meeting with aldermen scheduled later  confronted the man  according to police officials and other sources. He opened fire  hitting the commander multiple times  police said.
 Bauer   the married father of a 13-year-old daughter  is the first Chicago cop shot and killed since 2011  and he is the highest-ranking officer killed in decades.
Chicago Police Department Cmdr.  [TGT]  was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13  2018. Cmdr.  [TGT]  was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13  2018. (Chicago Police Department) (Chicago Police Department)
 Bauer  heard the radio traffic  saw a man matching the description and tried to approach and question him in or near a stairwell  according to Guglielmi. A struggle ensued and Bauer  was shot multiple times.
 Bauer  was in uniform  Guglielmi said.
The tactical officers apprehended the man  and  Bauer  was taken to the hospital  where  he  was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was preparing to board a flight in Los Angeles to head home Tuesday afternoon when he was told of the shooting. He arrived in Chicago around 7 p.m. and headed straight to a meeting with Johnson  the mayorâs staff said. Emanuel said in a statement that  Bauer âs death was a sad reminder of the perils of police work.
â Commander Bauer  stood for the highest ideals of our police department and our city - to serve and protect the people of Chicago â the statement said.
A statement from the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation called  his  death âsenseless.â
âThe idea that  Paul  would act so unselfishly and would sacrifice  his  own safety for the safety of the people of Chicago and  his  fellow officers comes as no surprise to those of us who knew  him  â the statement read.
Tuesday evening  firefighters at a station near  Bauer âs police district headquarters lowered their flags to half-staff. Anthony Goulet  13  came to pay his respects to the officer he said he had recently met at a community event.
RELATED: Slain Chicago cop advocated for stiffer sentences â the suspect in his shooting is a four-time felon.  Â»
What we know now about the shooting of Chicago police Cmdr .  Paul Bauer Â»