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CHICAGO COP SHOT BY ROOFTOP SNIPER
Suspect, 19, Said He Was Firing at Streetlights
July 19, 1999
By Pete Brush
CHICAGO (APBNews.com) -- A veteran West Side policeman responding to a call of shots fired was seriously wounded by a sniper's
bullet Sunday, police said today.
Shortly thereafter, police arrested a 19-year-old in connection with the shooting as he climbed from the roof of a nearby building.
Jorge Negrette of West 51st Place was charged with attempted first-degree murder on a police officer and aggravated battery with
a firearm in connection with the shooting, which took place just after 2 a.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of South Rockwell, police
spokesman Cesar Guzman said.
A Model 98 bolt-action assault rifle was found on a nearby roof after the shooting, police said. Guzman described the weapon as a
large-caliber, high-powered sniper's rifle. Ballistics tests conducted Sunday showed the trajectory of the shot to be consistent with
the location of the recovered rifle.
Bullet passed through arm, leg
Police said Negrette told them he had been trying to shoot out streetlights. It was unclear whether the suspect recognized that his
victim was a police officer, but Guzman characterized the shooting as "intentional."
Michael Ytsen, a 29-year veteran, sustained serious damage to his left forearm, Guzman said today, and will likely need major
reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. The bullet passed through the door of the car before passing through the officer's left
forearm and upper left leg and lodging in his upper right leg, Guzman said.
Guzman said today that police believe the gunfire was gang-related but did not give details.
Negrette was slated for a bond hearing today. No information was available on whether the suspect had a prior criminal record.
Pete Brush is an APBNews.com correspondent.
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CORRECTION: IDENTIFICATION OF GUN
Rifle Was Not an Assault Weapon
July 26, 1999
NEW YORK (APBNews.com) -- A July 19 report of the sniper shooting of a Chicago police officer misidentified the type of weapon
used in the crime.
The gun was a bolt-action rifle, a large-caliber, high-powered weapon.
The rifle was found on a rooftop after Michael Ytsen, a 29-year veteran, was shot in the right forearm. Jorge Negrette, 19, of West
51st Place was charged with attempted first-degree murder on a police officer and aggravated battery with a firearm in connection
with the shooting, which took place just after 2 a.m. July 18 in the 2000 block of South Rockwell, police said.