CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Police arrested a suspect early Friday in connection with the death of a woman in the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center parking garage.
The victim, who was shot and killed in the parking garage, was identified as Angela Bonds, 48, the Chicago Tribune reported. Bonds was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting at 1:40 a.m. Friday.
The suspect, whose identity has not been released, is said to be an ex-boyfriend of the victim and an employee of the hospital. He was arrested at 6:30 am. about half a mile from the scene, UIC police said.
UIC hospital spokesman Mark Rosati said campus police made a traffic stop and recognized the driver as the man police were seeking. The man fled on foot, but was caught soon after by police, who recovered a weapon, Rosati said.
The hospital complex was put on lockdown after the shooting, as SWAT teams searched the area.
Rosati said police conducted a "very thorough, room-by-room, top-to-bottom, roof-to-basement search," going through the complex multiple times.
Medical operations and outpatient surgery returned to normal after the lockdown, Rosati said, adding that there was an increased police presence on the medical campus Friday.
