Authorities arrest suspect in killing of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca

The Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took Xavier L. Tate Jr. into custody on suspicion of the murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca.

Tate Jr. was found Wednesday night in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights, Illinois, police said.

The 30-year-old officer was wearing his uniform when he was shot and killed early Sunday morning while on the way home from a shift. He was killed two days before his 31st birthday, according to authorities. .

Tate, 22, was charged with murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen firearm, according to police.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Huesca's death was the result of "an act of unconscionable gun violence in our city."

Huesca the "victim of the type of crime he was working against," the Chicago police superintendent said.

Police officers found Huesca on the ground outside his home when they responded just before 3 a.m. to investigate a ShotSpotter gunshot detection alert, police said. Huesca was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Tate has a detention hearing scheduled for Friday, police said.

Attorney information for the suspect wasn't immediately available.

The investigation is ongoing.