CFD, Altman and Chicago police
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The suspect charged with murder and arson in the death of a Chicago firefighter was squatting in the apartment building where the fire broke out, authorities said. A detention hearing for the suspect,
Michael Altman fell through a floor when he responded to a fire Monday in the 1700 block of West North Shore Avenue. He died Tuesday morning at age 32. Altman was the son of a former fire battalion chief and grandson of a former CFD commissioner.