Chicago Police search for suspect in murder of Officer Luis Huesca
Xavier Tate, Jr. 22, is still at large and is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
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Xavier Tate, Jr. 22, is still at large and is charged with first-degree murder in an arrest warrant filed Friday.
Chicago police say the girl was a passenger inside the car when shots were fired nearby by an unknown person.
The victim, 24, was arguing with a known male inside the apartment when he was shot in the lower back, police said.
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Late Friday night, Chicago police put out a community alert announcing that Xavier Tate Jr., 22, is wanted in the warrant. A judge signed off on charges of first-degree murder in the warrant on Friday.
Police said the 23-year-old man was sitting in his car when someone opened the passenger side door and shot him.
It happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 66th Street.
Chicago police said that two other people went into the apartment and began shooting at the victims.
An 18-year-old man was shot in the left side of the jaw and right arm, and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the right side of the head and cheek.
Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID card.
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.
Omar Zegar, 37, of Orland Park, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with a revoked FOID in the shooting in Oak Forest.
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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.
Two boys were shot as a large group of teens flooded the streets in the South Loop near Roosevelt and Canal on March 2.
CPD Supt. Snelling said the 30-year-old officer was returning home when he was shot multiple times.
A 12-year-old girl was shot while standing in the neighboring driveway.
At least one of the victims was a child.
Former First Deputy police Supt. Anthony Riccio tells CBS 2’s Chris Tye he does not believe officers are specifically being targeted for such crimes. Meanwhile, there is still no word from Chicago Police on whether the shooter or shooters have been caught.
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Chicago police said a 42-year-old man was hit in the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the officer was shot and killed after getting home from work.
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