Luis Huesca, Chicago police officer killed, laid to rest at Rosehill Cemetery after St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel funeral [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca was two days shy of his 31st birthday when he was shot and killed on April 21 as he was coming home from work.

His killer remains at large, denying his loved ones of the closure they so desperately need. They gathered on Monday to both laugh and cry as they said their final goodbyes.

For the second time over the last 12 months, St. Rita of Cascia played host to the most solemn and practiced of rituals: the funeral service of a slain Chicago police officer. The relationship between both men, Andrés Vásquez Lasso, and now, Huesca, made Monday even more gut-wrenching.

“I lost Andres first, and now Luis. I lost my two classmates, my best friends, my brothers,” said Officer Lucia Chavez, Huesca’s friend.

The Chicago Fire Department was seen paying tribute to fallen CPD Officer Luis Huesca Monday.

Tears flowed freely during this morning’s service, held alternately in English and Spanish in honor of Huesca’s Mexican roots.

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