The man accused of shooting a Chicago police captain Tuesday setting off a six-hour standoff in Englewood claims he didn't fire the shots that injured the officer, according to authorities.
Chicago police officers were executing an arrest warrant on Daniel Brown at an apartment complex in the 7200 block of South Lowe Avenue when police say Brown began firing shots from a window, hitting Capt. Ed Kulbida in the head and shoulder.
The standoff ended at about 11:30 p.m. when Brown -- wanted in Indianapolis for three separate shootings on Saturday -- was taken into custody.
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Another man -- identified as Dan Jackson, Brown's sister's boyfriend -- was killed during the standoff.
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Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said Wednesday that either of the two shots that hit Kulbida "could have been a kill shot."
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McCarthy said Brown claims Jackson was the one who fired the shots at police.
Kulbida, 58, is said to be in good spirits at Stroger Hospital surrounded by family. Doctors removed a bullet that traveled down his back, but he's having trouble with hearing in his right ear. He's expected to be released on Thursday.
"He has an incredible sense of humor. I told him if this police work doesn't work out, he should think about the open mic Thursday at Second City," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.
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Police chaplain Donna Marquez visited with Kulbida Tuesday night and again Wednesday. She spoke with the 29-year police veteran about her own brother who was killed in a 2002 shootout with a man he was trying to serve a warrant to.
"He knew my brother Don and that just brought the connection right away. I held his hand and kept holding it," Marquez said.
Police were back at the scene Wednesday where shell casings could still be seen from the night before.
Neighbors are still rattled by the violent turn of events.
"It was like a war zone right outside my door, back and forth firing with a guy inside. He fired first, hitting the officer, and that's when they started shooting up building," neighbor Keith Fleming said.
No charges have been filed in the case.
