A manhunt is underway for the suspect in the shooting of a Granite City police officer Friday afternoon, authorities said.

A large police presence remains in the 2000 block of Johnson Street, where access has been secured for several blocks. Multiple agencies, including the Illinois State Police and U.S. Marshals, responded to the scene with dozens of vehicles and officers. Officers were going door to door in search of the suspect, according to sources at the scene.

Granite City Police Chief Gary Brooks said officers were called at about 2:19 p.m. Friday to the scene for “an unwanted subject.” When officers arrived, they were immediately fired upon by the suspect, who fled on foot.

“The officers set up a perimeter and there is a search that is currently still ongoing looking for the sus

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