Anthony R. Samfay, a 26-year-old patrolman with the Kankakee City Police Department, was killed on October 17, 1996, during a traffic stop in Kankakee, Illinois. The shooting happened around 4:15 pm on the 400 block of East Fair Street.

The suspect, described as having no prior criminal record, fled and later carjacked another vehicle before being arrested without incident. He was convicted of murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking and was initially sentenced to death; that sentence was later commuted to life without parole on January 11, 2003. Samfay had served previously with the Maywood and Cicero police departments and is survived by his mother, aunt, uncle, and cousins.

Are there details about that afternoon or the suspect’s movements anyone in the community can add?