A man suspected of shooting a sheriff's deputy in Rockford, Illinois

A man hunt for a suspect who allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy Thursday at a hotel in Rockford, Illinois, led to a high-speed police chase on a highway – with the escaped fugitive who would have turned his window on the agents, according to the police to reports of the police and the media.

The shooting took place at 9:15 am local time as the US Marshals fugitive working group attempted to arrest the 39-year-old suspect, Floyd E. Brown, in an Extended Hotel. Stay America, announced Lieutenant Andre Brass, a police officer in Rockford, in front of a hotel. .

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"They tried to arrest the suspect in one of the rooms and opened fire on him," Brass said.

He stated that one of the members of the working group had been affected.

"His status is unknown at the moment," he added.

The authorities initially indicated that Brown was 45 years old and that the victim was a US Marshal.

Brass stated that Brown, a native of the Springfield area, had fled the room and had been the subject of a large manhunt involving agents from at least seven Maintaining Agencies. order.

"The suspect is on the run right now," said Brass. "Of course, Mr. Brown is considered armed and dangerous."

He added that Brown would drive a Mercury Grand Marquis silver or light blue bearing license plate BF13112 in Illinois or a temporary plate of 4850256.

Brown's car was spotted heading south on Interstate 55 and police were pursuing him toward Lincoln, reported WLS-TV. The pursuit reached a speed of 100 km / h and the driver was pointing a gun behind the window of his vehicle towards the police pursuing him, reported WLS-TV.

According to WLS-TV, the car would have left the road to jump into a ditch near Lincoln, about 160 km from Rockford. It was not known immediately if Brown had been injured or arrested.

Brown was wanted for robbery and burglaries in Bloomington in December, WLS-TV reported.

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