The name of the 49-year-old Dupo officer, a 12-year-veteran, was not released at the request of his family. He was shot in a shoulder.
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"The outcome looks good. He’s looking at more surgeries down the road," Dupo Police Chief Dennis Plew said.
An Illinois officer was wounded while responding to a fatal shooting on Monday. The officer is in critical but stable condition.
The officer was responding to the fatal shooting of Darryl T. Mantz, 46, of Belleville.
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Investigators said Allen used an AR-15 rifle to shoot himself and Mantz.
Investigators said it wasn't immediately clear why Allen shot Mantz, but police said the two had worked together in home remodeling and construction.
"They knew each other," said Master Sgt. Brad Clossen, chief of investigations for the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department. "They worked together. It is still undetermined from our investigation what the motive was."