- Cristobal Santana, 37, was pulled over by Dakotah ‘Kody’ Chapman-Green on October 24
- Video captures the moment he pulls out a gun on the trooper and shoots multiple times, leaving him needing hospital treatment
- Santana is suspected of killing his girlfriend Adrianna Lopez, 37, in Chicago
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Dramatic footage shows the moment a man suspected of killing his girlfriend opens fire on an Illinois State Trooper during a traffic stop.
Cristobal Santana, 37, was caught on dashcam unloading a hail of bullets onto Dakotah ‘Kody’ Chapman-Green before beating the wounded officer with his gun.
The trooper was reportedly left with a brain bleed and facial and skull fractures following the incident on October 24.
Santana escaped following the shooting, but was eventually taken into custody in the early hours of the next morning following a police pursuit which ended with him being hit by one of the cars.
He is suspected of killing his girlfriend, special needs teacher Adrianna Lopez, 37, in Chicago last week.
Dashcam footage caught the moment Cristobal Santana opened fire on Illinois State Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green
Video shows the state trooper pulling Santana over on the side of a Springfield street.
The two are talking when suddenly, the suspect emerges trying to conceal the fact he has a gun.
But as soon as Chapman-Green clocks it, he begins to back off though not before Santana is able to open fire.
He shoots the officer multiple times as he attempts to flee before coming out from behind the side of his vehicle to pursue him on foot.
Surveillance camera footage shows Chapman-Green running for his life as Santana continues to unload a volley of bullets.
Despite being hit in the legs multiple times, the officer chased Santana to a parking lot where he was beaten with the gun, the New York Post reports.
Eventually the suspect returns to his car and jumps back in before speeding away while a wounded Chapman-Green can be seen staggering back into the frame.
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Santana was eventually apprehended by police at 1.58am the next day following a high-speed pursuit.
Footage shows Santana firing multiple shots at the state trooper, who he allegedly also beat with his gun
Chapman-Green was hospitalized after being shot in the legs and suffering facial and skull fractures
Separate dashcam footage shows the moment the suspect is sent bouncing off a police car’s bonnet by an officer who rams into him while he is being chased by police.
Both he and Chapman-Green were rushed to hospital following the incident.
The state trooper is still recovering from his injuries, but his fiancée Maddy Kinsel confirmed he is recuperating well.
She told the State Journal-Register: ‘He still has a long road ahead of him but God was with him that night and protected him from the absolute worst.’
His father Jim Green also said his son was doing well. He added: ‘He loves being a trooper and he’ll never quit being a trooper. He has one speed, and that’s go.’
Meanwhile Santana was taken into custody following the crash.
Santana is suspected of killing his girlfriend Adrianna Lopez, 37, in Chicago last week
He has been charged with five counts, including two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a police officer and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
The accused is suspected of fatally shooting his Pre-K teacher girlfriend Lopez ten times in the chest outside her Chicago home.
The educator’s family told the Chicago Tribune she had recently filed for a protection order from Santana due to his alleged tendency to become violent.
Police have yet to formally name him as a suspect and said the investigation is ongoing.
