PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — A Pontoon Beach police officer has died after being shot Tuesday morning at a gas station.
Officer Tyler Timmins, 36, died at a St. Louis hospital of his injuries, said Trooper Jayme Bufford of the Illinois State Police.
His body was transported to the St. Louis medical examiner's office Tuesday afternoon, escorted by a procession of police cars that stretched for a half-mile.