Chicago Police Officer Shot & Killed in Gage Park

Chicago Police Officer Luis M. Huesca was shot and killed in the Gage Park neighborhood on Sunday morning, April 21, 2024.

The Thirty-year-old CPD officer was found gunned down in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood early Sunday morning in what may have been an apparent carjacking, according to CPD officials.

What We Know:

According to Chicago officials with knowledge of the case, CPD officers responded to a "gunshot detection" alert at 2:53 a.m. in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue.

Authorities said after touring the area, responding officers discovered an off-duty Chicago police officer with gunshot wounds in the 3100 block of West 56th Street.

Officer Huesca was found near his home, he had been shot several times. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officials stated that Huesca was on his way home after a shift at the time of the shooting & that he was in uniform and his vehicle was taken following
the shooting.

“The officer was wearing his uniform, (but) he had something covering
it up,” Supt. Larry Snelling said. “We’re still at preliminary stages
right now.”

CPD police are in the initial phases of investigating the circumstances of the shooting, including
whether the incident began as a carjacking, or if Officer Huesca was targeted in anyway.

“What we do know is that the officer’s vehicle was taken, but to get
to the total motive of what happened we need more information and the
detective division is working on that," Snelling said.