CHICAGO — On Thursday morning, about 100 people walked the two blocks from St. Gall Catholic Church in Gage Park, paying their respects at the block where Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso was shot and killed Wednesday. Later in the day, lawmakers in Springfield paused for a moment of silence.
Across Chicago and the rest of the state, people mourned the fallen officer, the first Chicago Police Department member shot and killed in the line of duty since Ella French was killed during a traffic stop in August 2021.
“It’s not enough to simply mourn after a tragedy strikes,” said state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, a Chicago Democrat whose district covers the Gage Park neighborhood. “We must work together to find solutions that promote peace and safety for all.”
