The heads of the Chicago Police Department and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office were joined by Mayor Brandon Johnson in announcing murder charges against the man who allegedly shot and killed off-duty CPD officer Luis Huesca last month in Gage Park.

Xavier Tate, 22, was seen wandering the Gage Park neighborhood for hours before confronting Huesca at his car in a driveway, officials disclosed Friday.

Xavier Tate Jr., 22, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, and possession of a stolen firearm in the death of Officer Huesca. The charges were approved in a warrant signed by a Cook County judge on Friday of last week.

The suspect wanted in connection with last month’s fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca was taken into custody in the west suburbs late Wednesday, according to CPD. A Cook County judge last week issued an arrest warrant charging Xavier Tate,

A 22-year-old man facing charges for the April 21 killing of off-duty Chicago officer Luis Huesca was denied pretrial release by a judge on Friday.

Police said they do not have any evidence that Xavier Tate Jr. targeted Officer Luis Huesca because he was an officer.

The action when an arrest was made in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca refects what's done nationwide. “It’s a way of showing that even though the officer is not with us, he is having a part in the arrest of the person who killed them,

A water bottle, DNA, and fingerprint evidence helped detectives track down the accused killer of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca, police said on Friday. Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was arrested on Wednesday in west suburban Glendale Heights,