Household, buddies and a whole lot of officers gathered at a South Aspect funeral residence on Monday to honor CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, who was fatally shot on the job earlier in November.
A bagpipe band performed exterior on the overcast morning as uniformed officers awaited the arrival of a procession carrying Martinez’s physique to St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave.
Martinez was killed Nov. 4 throughout a site visitors cease within the Chatham neighborhood. He was 26 years previous and on the pressure for practically three years.
Darion McMillian, 23, was charged with opening fire from the passenger seat that night as Martinez approached the automotive, fatally taking pictures Martinez and McMillian’s buddy who was driving. McMillian, who was on digital residence monitoring for an additional case, allegedly used a handgun outfitted with an prolonged journal and a swap to fireplace mechanically.
At a visitation service on Sunday, officers came from across the country to honor Martinez at Blake-Lamb Funeral Residence in suburban Oak Garden. Final weekend, Martinez was honored in a memorial Mass at St. Christina Church in Mount Greenwood.
Mayor Brandon Johnson stated he would not attend Monday’s funeral after being requested by Martinez’s household to not attend. The pinnacle of the Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing beat officers, additionally said family asked that Gov. JB Pritzker not attend.
Martinez is amongst a number of officers killed on the job in the course of the previous few years: Luis Huesca, Aréanah Preston, Andres Vasquez Lasso and Ella French.
