Slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca remembered as a dear friend
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.
Family, friends, and fellow officers were gathering on Monday to pay their last respects at the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, who was shot and killed outside his home last week in Gage Park.
It's a painful and emotional process that happens in the shadow of what has become an intense manhunt for his killer.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty last week was laid to rest on Thursday. Deputy Christina Musil was killed in a crash when a large commercial truck struck her squad car on the side of Illinois Route 23, about 60 miles west of Chicago. She was just 35 years old.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty last week was laid to rest on Thursday. Deputy Christina Musil was killed in a crash when a large commercial truck struck her squad car on the side of Illinois Route 23, about 60 miles west of Chicago. She was just 35 years old.
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The shooting stemmed from a family quarrel over whether someone should be allowed in the funeral, police say.
A family quarrel occurred during the funeral, police said.
"My heart goes out to his family, his young firefighters family. May God be with them."
A last-minute route change meant some people missed the chance to see his procession pass by. CBS 2's Sara Machi found people along the new path who said they were lucky to be in the right place at the right time to pay their respects.
"Thank you so much for being there, firefighters and the first responders."
CBS 2's Chris Tye reports, family, friends, colleagues and people who didn't know Lt. Jan Tchoryk from the Chicago Fire Department said their goodbyes to the courageous firefighter.
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"Right now, the firefighters of Chicago and Tchoryk families need Chicago. It's one of the worst weeks of our lives."
Now, on back to back days, the city and their families will lay them to rest. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports from St. Joseph Ukranian Catholic Church in Chicago where Lt. Jan Tchoryk was remembered.
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