Suspect who shot, injured two Macomb officers taken into custody, police say
MACOMB, Ill. - The suspect who allegedly shot two Macomb police officers has been taken into custody after being barricaded inside a house since Wednesday night.
After 20 hours of negotiations, 38-year-old Shaiking Mathis peacefully surrendered to police in the 300 block of North Normal Street, according to authorities. He was taken to the McDonough County Jail.
Pictured is Shaiking Mathis, 38. (Macomb PD )
Mathis is charged with four counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm. More charges are still pending, police said.
Macomb police were initially called to the home at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday to serve a search warrant.
The two officers who were serving the warrant were shot by someone inside the residence, believed to be Mathis, police said. Both officers were taken to area hospitals and then were taken to a trauma center in Peoria.
As of Thursday, both officers were released and are recovering at home. They're both expected to make a full recovery.
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Classes at the university were canceled on Thursday.
The suspect's identity and potential charges haven't yet been released. The investigation is ongoing.