Man charged with killing Officer Luis Huesca to be arraigned today

Xavier L. Tate, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Huesca on April 21. Huesca was on his way home from work when he was shot 10 times and killed by Tate during a carjacking in Gage Park, according to prosecutors.Last month, police announced new details about Huesca's murder. Just before 3 a.m. that Sunday, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert near 55th Street and Kedzie Avenue, where they found Huesca suffering from multiple gunshot wounds nearby.

Tate's fingerprints were found on a fence he was seen jumping over after the murder, Ursitti said.Ursitti said law enforcement went to Wisconsin and Iowa to look for Tate after reports that he had fled the state.Further investigation led police to an apartment in Glendale Heights where Tate was taken into custody with Huesca's own handcuffs on May 1.A day later, Tate was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm.

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