Steven Montano, 18, of Little Village faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing of Chicago Police officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso.
"We are heartbroken," Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said during a press conference Wednesday."Policing is a big family. People know at some point they may be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. But you never wish or hope that it actually happens. And tonight, this tragedy did.", and body camera footage from the responding officers is currently being reviewed.
“This is a family of public servants, and as you can imagine, they are taking this tragedy very hard," Brown added. A somber moment as officers and first responders lined the streets and dozens of cars with lights on escorted an ambulance carrying the body of a Chicago police officer killed in the of duty Wednesday from Mount Sinai Hospital to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.According to authorities, officers in the Eighth District at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday responded to domestic-related call of a person with a gun in the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue in the city's Gage Park neighborhood.
“The defendant, who had no prior record, was given an I-bond after being charged,” the office said. “The defendant, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was not charged with a felony because the evidence does not support a charge of gun possession.”
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