CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, a nearly three-year veteran of the department, was killed on Nov. 4 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham.
A wake visitation service for Martinez will be held Sunday Nov. 17 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn.The funeral home in Oak Lawn has been open to anybody who wants to come and express their condolences, but it is at 7 p.m. when the police department's top brass will gather inside with CPD Officer Enrique Martinez 's family for the traditional St. Jude service.
"Every time I see his face, I think of how quickly life can change. He got up that day, he went to work, but he never came home," said CPD Captain Nicole Clark.. He spoke out against violence directed at police, saying since 2020 alone, 330 officers have been shot at in Chicago, and 38 of those have been injured or killed."When we think of the officers that we've lost -- Officer Ella French, Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso, Officer Aréanah Preston.
Hundreds of people stood by the men and women in blue on Sunday as they lined up outside Oak Lawn's Blake-Lamb Funeral Home to offer their condolences to Martinez's family.McMillian has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, among other charges.The wake will continue un 8 p.m. Sunday. Martinez will be buried Monday. The funeral service will take place at St. Rita of Cascia, as has become customary.
Ald. Matt O'Shea is asking residents in his 19th Ward to line the streets as the CPD funeral procession passes by.
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