Fundraising event for family of fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca helps loved ones heal
Huesca's family and friends said he was larger than life, a good friend, and humble with a tender heart.
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Huesca's family and friends said he was larger than life, a good friend, and humble with a tender heart.
Officer Huesca was remembered Monday as a rock who guided friends through storms of life – wise, courageous, dedicated. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Hundreds of loved ones and colleagues paid their final respects on Monday to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca at a funeral service at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Chapel.
Hundreds of loved ones and colleagues paid their final respects on Monday to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca at a funeral service at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Chapel.
Hundreds of loved ones and colleagues paid their final respects on Monday to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca at a funeral service at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Chapel. Among those who paid their respects were students from Queen of Martyrs School in Mount Greenwood.
Hundreds of loved ones and colleagues paid their final respects on Monday to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca at a funeral service at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Chapel.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 as he was returning home from his shift.
"We will never feel the same," Luis Huesca's mother said.
It's a painful and emotional process that happens in the shadow of what has become an intense manhunt for his killer.
Chicago police said four armed robbers approached the victims, both 22, displayed handguns, and demanded their belongings.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
Xavier Tate, Jr. 22, is still at large and is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
The warrant accused Xavier Tate of firing a .40-caliber handgun and killing Huesca.
Lezly Martinez was last seen at 4:39 p.m. Thursday on the Southwest Side.
Charges of first-degree murder have been filed against Xavier Tate, 22. But Tate was not in custody Friday night and remained at large. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Officer Huesca appeared in a tribute video for his good friend and colleague, Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso.
His family filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the city and the five officers involved in the shootout, accusing police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics."
Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday, but instead, his fellow officers held a ceremonial goodbye as his body was taken to a local funeral home.
The civil rights lawsuit filed by Reed's mother accuses police of using "brutally violent, militarized policing tactics" during a traffic stop on March 21.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed this past weekend, and the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is now offering its assistance to his family. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
The Chicago Police Department held a ceremonial goodbye Tuesday for fallen officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed over the weekend while off duty and returning home from his shift. Huesca would have turned 31 on Tuesday.
Huesca was off duty, but in uniform, at the time of the shooting.
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