Accused killer of Chicago police officer pleads not guilty
CHICAGO – The man charged in connection with the murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday.Xavier Tate, 22, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm in the death of Huesca, who was shot and killed on April 21 while he was returning home from work in Gage Park. Huesca was a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department . He was killed just two days before his 31st birthday.
Detectives tracked Tate to a business where he bought a bottle of water using a relative's bank card.When police found Huesca's stolen car after the shooting, that water bottle and clothing Tate had been wearing during the shooting was found near the car. Police also found Tate's DNA in the car and his fingerprints on a fence he jumped over.
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