An honor guard carries the casket out after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Photos: The visitation and funeral for Chicago police officer Luis Huesca
Photos from the Sunday visitation and funeral on April 29, 2024, for slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood. Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 after arriving to his Gage Park home from his shift in the Calumet (5th) District.
Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, clutches a folded flag alongside his sister, Lily O'Brien, as his casket is carried by an honor guard after his funeral April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the CPD's Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, and his sister, Lily O'Brien, watch as his casket arrives for his funeral on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Family members comfort each other during the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/pool)Sgt. Curtisine Gilmore and Lt. Nicholas Vasselli speak during the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at St Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in the Ashburn neighborhood, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Huesca, 30, a CPD officer for six years, was shot and fatally wounded driving home from work in Gage Park while in uniform. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/pool)Flowers adorned with image of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca during his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A police officer during the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago police officer salutes following the funeral for Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024.The hearse containing the casket of Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca heads north along DuSable Lake Shore Drive on April 29, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling presents a folded flag to Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, alongside his sister, Lily O’Brien, on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, clutches a folded flag after his funeral Monday, April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the CPD’s Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Family members watch as an honor guard carries the casket after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza watches the family depart after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on Monday, April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Police officers and mourners watch after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)An honor guard carries the casket out after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Bob Fioretti, Republican nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney, shakes hands with police Superintendent Larry Snelling after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Chicago firefighters salute for the departure of the procession after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago Fire Department honor guard stands for the departure of the hearse and procession after the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police officers salute during the funeral for Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Pallbearers bring in the casket of police Officer Luis Huesca at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)An honor guard carries the casket up the steps before the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, chief of staff to Mayor Brandon Johnson, and former chief of staff Rich Guidice enter the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Family members and friends enter the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mourners watch the casket arrive at the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, and his sister, Lily O’Brien, watch with family members as his casket arrives for his funeral Monday, April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the CPD’s Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Bagpipers process during the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Former police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and former interim Superintendent Fred Waller talk before the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza enters the funeral for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel.
(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling arrives before the funeral for police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
John Catanzara, president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, hands out black bands as officers line up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake and Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A man holds a large cross while police officers and members of the public line up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Officers attend a visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Oak Lawn. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling attends a visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, April 28, 2024, in Oak Lawn. Huesca was returning home early Sunday after a shift in the Calumet District (5th) when he was fatally shot. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)John Catanzara, president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, hands out black bands as officers line up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake and Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Sandra Wortham, sister of slain Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV, speaks alongside other Gold Star family members during the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake and Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A police officer carries a picture of slain Officer Luis M. Huesca during his visitation, April 28, 2024, at Blake and Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the CPD’s Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A police officer carries a picture of slain Officer Luis Huesca during his visitation on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Police officers and members of the public line up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A picture of Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca is projected as people line up to enter his visitation, April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Members of the Chicago Fire Department are among those lining up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
People line up to enter the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A flag flies from a fire truck ladder during the visitation for Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca on April 28, 2024, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Candles and flowers are left, April 28, 2024, at a memorial in Gage Park where Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca was shot and killed last weekend. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A woman leaves candles, April 28, 2024, at a memorial in Gage Park where Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca was shot and killed last weekend. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home after a shift in the CPD’s Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)An image of Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca from the video "Behind This Uniform: Honoring Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso." (Chicago Police Department)
