Police said they do not have any evidence that Xavier Tate Jr. targeted Officer Luis Huesca because he was an officer.
CHICAGO -- Police confirmed Friday that Officer Luis Huesca was shot and killed during a carjacking as he arrived home last month in Gage Park.Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was arrested on Wednesday in west suburban Glendale Heights, more than a week after Huesca, a six-year Chicago Police Department veteran, was shot and killed returning home from his shift on April 21 in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue. Huesca was two days away from his 31st birthday at the time.
'The brave women and men who serve to protect and to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago, I'm grateful for their service.'Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Antoinette Ursitti said police were able to track down Tate in part due to video evidence collected from more than 90 locations after Huesca was killed.Video from the area of the shooting helped detectives track Tate to a business where he bought a bottle of water using a relative's bank card.
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