CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer has died after being shot multiple times in the Gage Park neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side while returning home from duty overnight following his shift.
Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling confirmed in a briefing Sunday morning outside the University of Chicago Medical Center that the officer was pronounced dead.
The city has identified the officer as Luis M. Huesca of the 5th District/Priority Response Team.
In a statement Sunday morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Huesca’s death was “an act of unconscionable gun violence in our community.”
“No family or community should ever have to suffer such pain,” Mayor Johnson’s statement continued.
“I met with Officer Huesca’s mother and uncle this morning and assured them that they have
the full support of my administration as they deal with this unspeakable loss. Our city is
grieving, and our condolences go out to their entire family as well as Luis’ fellow officers
and community.”
Preliminary information from CPD indicates officers received a report of a person down around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of West 56th Street. According to police dispatch audio, minutes before, a ShotSpotter alert was also received, indicating shots fired in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling confirmed in a briefing Sunday morning outside the University of Chicago Medical Center that the officer was pronounced dead.
The city has identified the officer as Luis M. Huesca of the 5th District/Priority Response Team.
In a statement Sunday morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Huesca’s death was “an act of unconscionable gun violence in our community.”
“No family or community should ever have to suffer such pain,” Mayor Johnson’s statement continued.
“I met with Officer Huesca’s mother and uncle this morning and assured them that they have
the full support of my administration as they deal with this unspeakable loss. Our city is
grieving, and our condolences go out to their entire family as well as Luis’ fellow officers
and community.”
Preliminary information from CPD indicates officers received a report of a person down around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of West 56th Street. According to police dispatch audio, minutes before, a ShotSpotter alert was also received, indicating shots fired in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
