Arrest Made in Illinois Capitol Shooting

Guardian

Tuesday September 21, 2004 4:46 PM
By RYAN KEITH

Associated Press Writer

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A man suspected of fatally shooting an unarmed guard at the state Capitol was arrested Tuesday morning as he knocked on doors in a residential neighborhood, police said.

Authorities had been searching for Derek W. Potts since Monday afternoon, when they allege he marched into the state Capitol and shot 51-year-old William Wozniak in the chest, then stowed his gun in his car trunk and drove away.

``We're interviewing him now,'' Deputy Police Chief Jim Burton said. Burton did not comment further, and it was unclear why Potts was knocking on doors.

Phillip Giger, 50, who lives in the neighborhood where Potts was apprehended, said he was making coffee when he heard several car doors slam shut. He looked out the window and saw more than a dozen police cars and a man who was handcuffed and put in a squad car. ``There were no sirens, not a one,'' he said. ``They were so quiet my dog didn't even notice it.''
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