Mississippi fugitive recaptured near Democratic convention in Chicago

Alleged murderer Joshua Zimmerman had been on the run since June before being recaptured after all-night standoff

A man who escaped from a courthouse in Mississippi and went on the run while wanted for murder and armed robbery was recaptured in Chicago after an all-night standoff that occurred just blocks from the Democratic national convention.

The standoff with a tactical Swat team took place while, close by, convention delegates from all the US states and territories were nominating Kamala Harris for the presidency and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were giving speeches.