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(BLOOMINGDALE) A Bloomingdale police officer was killed in a crash while responding to a call Thursday night in the northwest suburb.
Officer Raymond Murrell was responding to a crime in progress at the time of the single-vehicle crash about 9:30 p.m. at Army Trail Road and Cardinal Avenue, according to Bloomingdale police.
He had to be extracted from the SUV and later died at GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, police said.
Murrell graduated from the police academy in June 2016, and received a life-saving commendation during his time with the department, police said.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Murrell family and to our staff, for this tremendous loss,” the department said in a statement.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation Friday morning.
