The wounded partner of slain Illinois police officer Marlene Rittmanic is still fighting for his life in the hospital and is 'far from out of the woods', according to his family.
Tyler Bailey was shot in the head along with Rittmanic when Darrius Sullivan, a 25-year-old career criminal, and his pregnant 26-year-old girlfriend Xandria Harris emerged from their room.
The officers knocked on the door of their room at the Comfort Inn in Bradley, Illinois, for 14 minutes before Harris cracked the door open, only enough to slip through while still protecting Sullivan inside, on December 30.
The two police officers were responding to a call about the couple's barking dogs which they'd left in their car in the parking lot of the motel but Sullivan is the subject of multiple arrest warrants.
When he finally swung the door open, Sullivan was brandishing a 9mm handgun.
He first shot Bailey in the head then chased Rittmanic down the hall and shot her in multiple times while she lay on the ground begging for her life.
Tyler Bailey was shot in the head along with Marlene Rittmanic (right) when Darrius Sullivan, a 25-year-old career criminal, and his pregnant 26-year-old girlfriend Xandria Harris emerged from their room. Bailey is still in the hospital and Rittmanic died
Bailey is shown with his wife, Sydney. On Wednesday, his family said he was 'far from being out of the woods'. Courtesy of mmhphotos.com
He and Harris then went on the run. They were arrested on December 31 and are now both facing the death penalty.
Bailey was also shot in the head but he survived and was taken to the hospital where he remains. In a statement last night, his family said he is 'far from out of the woods'.
'While we are not able to go into specific details about the severity of Tyler's condition, we can
