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Springfield, Illinois — On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:47 p.m., Illinois State Police Trooper Dakotah (Kody) Chapman-Green stopped 37-year-old Cristobal Santana from Chicago in the 1600 block of Toronto Road in Springfield. During the traffic stop, the suspect fired at least 10 gunshots hitting Trooper Chapman-Green several times, and struck him repeatedly causing facial fractures, a skull fracture, and a brain bleed. The suspect fled the scene, but was taken into custody at 1:58 a.m. on October 25, 2023. Trooper Chapman-Green is still in the hospital and is recovering "day by day" according to his family. The suspect was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained during the apprehension and remains in the hospital. Santana is facing two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm to a Police Officer, one count of Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer, and one count Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Santana is a suspect in a Chicago homicide from this past weekend. Santana is suspected of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, 37-year-old Adrianna Lopez, a special education teacher on October 22.