Key To Officer's Murder May Be Where He Was Killed
CHICAGO (CBS) - Interviews continue. Rumors are swirling. But three days after Chicago Police SWAT team member, Officer David Blake was shot to death inside his personal car, police say no one is in custody.
CBS 2'S Dana Kozlov reports it's possible the key to this crime may be where Blake was murdered.
Officer David Blake's South Side condo is still sealed off like a crime scene. A medical examiner's sticker warns of arrest if anyone enters. It's been that way since shortly after the 15-year police department veteran was shot to death while sitting in his personal car Monday night.
The motive, though, is still unclear. One of Blake's neighbors calls it shocking and says she never saw anything unusual.
Blake was shot in the head five times while parked in his Dodge Durango on the 2900 block of West Seipp Street Monday night. None of the truck's windows were broken, indicating he may have been shot by someone sitting in the car.
But the question is, why was Officer Blake on the block, more than three miles from his condo?
In fact, people who live in the area say he wasn't even parked on the street. He was parked in an overgrown alley when he was killed.
Dwayne Hill used to live adjacent to the alley. His parents still do. He says no one hangs out in the wooded spot, adding unless you live in the neighborhood, most people don't even know the alley exists.
One solid lead may come from fellow police officer Theodore Browning who lives across the street. Browning told CBS 2 he heard the shots and saw someone running east, down the alley from the car.
CBS 2 asked Browning off-camera why he didn't chase the suspect. Browning said his gun was in a closet and he had his house shoes on, thinking by the time he got what he needed the person would be long gone.
Whomever pulled that trigger, those who knew Officer Blake say they hope his killer his caught soon.
"He was a very kind person," said his neighbor. "I never seen anything out the ordinary with him."
Browning says he didn't know Blake personally. In retrospect, now that he knows a fellow cop was killed, he wishes he'd been able to run after the possible suspect and stop him. Browning says he talked to police again Wednesday.
Police sources say Blake had many relationships. They are interviewing as many people who knew him as they can.
