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Chicago Man Charged with Murder, Arson in Death of Firefighter Michael Altman
Sheaves Slate, 27, faces multiple charges including murder and arson for the fire that killed Michael Altman, a fourth-generation Chicago firefighter with a $500,000 family fundraiser.
- During a Rogers Park apartment fire Monday, a 32-year-old Chicago firefighter died after falling through a fully burning floor while searching the building.
- Altman was a fourth-generation Chicago Fire Department member who joined in May 2024 and served on Truck 47, Edgewater; his grandfather, Edward P. Altman, was commissioner from 1996 to 1999.
- Fire crews rescued Michael Altman from the basement within about one minute and rushed him to Stroger Hospital of Cook County after burns covered 90% of his body.
- Chicago police charged Sheaves Slate with murder and arson, and authorities say Slate is in custody and due for a detention hearing Saturday, Superintendent Larry Snelling expressed condolences and urged focus on Altman's life.
- More than $500,000 had been raised for Altman's family as of Friday morning, and visitation is scheduled March 26 at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel with the funeral on March 27.
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Man charged with murder, arson in blaze that led to death of firefighter
A man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the fire Monday in Rogers Park that resulted in a firefighter’s death.Sheaves Slate, 27, faces two counts of murder, one count of aggravated arson injuring a firefighter and one count of residential arson. He was arrested on an unrelated arrest warrant Wednesday at Thorek Memorial Hospital, according to police records obtained by the Sun-Times.Slate, of Avondale, is expected to appe…
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