
The ex-boyfriend of a special education teacher who was slain outside her Garfield Ridge home was in custody Wednesday after allegedly shooting an Illinois State Police trooper in Springfield, according to the victim’s family and police.
The suspect in the trooper’s shooting was identified as Cristobal Santana, 37, of Chicago, by Illinois State Police. In a statement, state police said Santana is also wanted in a “recent” murder in Chicago but did not give more details.