State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) | senatorcurran.com/
State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) | senatorcurran.com/
State Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is sending his sympathies to the family of fallen police officer Andres Vásquez-Lasso.
“I'm thinking of the friends, family, colleagues and sacrifice of Officer Vásquez-Lasso who gave his life protecting our community last night. He is a hero who will not be forgotten," Curran posted on Facebook on March 2.
CBS Chicago reported a visitation will be held for Vásquez-Lasso from 3 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home at 4727 West 103rd St. in Oak Lawn. His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel at 7740 South Western Ave., followed by a private burial. A vigil will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in Mount Greenwood Park at 111th Street and Pulaski Road.
According to the Chicago Tribune, police were responding to a domestic-related call of a man with a gun on the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue around 4:45 p.m. on March 1. The suspect was chasing a woman down the street with a gun, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown told reporters.
One of two pairs of responding officers “engaged” with the suspect, who ran away from the officers. That’s when police began pursuing the suspect, and shots were exchanged “at close range” between the suspect and the deceased officer, Brown said.
“It happened so fast,” Brown said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Other officers heard shots and at that point in time began to render aid and get help for this officer for a chance to survive.”
Vásquez-Lasso served with the Chicago Police Department for five years and is survived by his wife, mother and sister.
The suspect, an 18-year-old man, was taken to Stroger Hospital, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Brown said no other responding officers used their weapon during the shootout.
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