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Authorities tracked the suspect for days through several states
before arresting him in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights.
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling thanked more than
fifteen law enforcement agencies.
“This truly was a coordinated effort between multiple federal
and local law-enforcement agencies and prosecutorial partners,”
Snelling said.
Snelling added that removing the suspect, Xavier Tate, from the
street not only brings justice to the Huesca family, it ensures
the public that he won’t kill anyone else in society.
“Tate, in a matter of seconds, took the life of someone who was
trying to make our city better and safer through kindness and
compassion,” Snelling said.
Police said technology helped solve the murder of Huesca.
Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Antoinette Ursitti said video
was collected from more than 90 locations.
“This video and the assistance from the Gage Park community was
instrumental,” Ursitti said.
Snelling also credited technology and collaboration.
“This is intelligence-driven policing at its best,” Snelling
said.
Although gunfire detection system ShotSpotter led police to the
murder scene, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would not reconsider
his decision to cancel that technology.
“There are a plethora of forms of technology that are ultimately
used to render justice and to deliver justice,” Johnson said.
The mayor announced earlier this year that the city would
decommission its use of ShotSpotter on September 22nd.
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