Chicago police on Sunday said an officer was gunned down in the Southwest Side overnight while heading home from his shift.
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks during a press conference concerning safety and security at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at City Hall in Chicago. Superintendent Snelling confirmed that Officer Luis M. Huesca was shot around …
Officer Huesca was two days shy of his 31st birthday and a six-year veteran of the department, the top cop said. Police are still trying to figure out how the shooting erupted, and how many suspects were involved. Superintendent Snelling provided no names or other identifying information about suspects except to say nobody was in custody.
Police also said 30 shots were fired during the fracas, but it’s unclear if any of those shots came from the officer.
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