CHICAGO — As the rain fell gently outside St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Chicago said goodbye to one of those sworn to protect and serve for the second time this year.   Three-year Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez was gunned down in the line of duty on Monday, Nov. 4 amid a traffic stop on the South Side.   He aspired to one day be on the tactical team.  CPD Ofc. Enrique Martinez (Photo: CPD)  SEE ALSO: Memorial mass to honor fallen CP…

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(The Center Square) – For the fifth time in the past four years, mourners have paid their respects to a fallen Chicago police officer. A funeral Mass was held Monday morning for 26-year-old Officer Enrique Martinez, who was killed in the line of duty Nov. 4 on Chicago’s South Side. The service at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel followed a procession from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn. Martinez’s family asked that Chicago Mayor Brandon Joh…

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The funeral for police Officer Enrique Martínez gave a grieving family a proper goodbye to a native son who was a credit to his city. But the service did more than that: It served as a call to Chicagoans to reset their collective relationship with the men and women on whom they rely for their safety and well-being. As we have experienced too many times in the past several years, we were reminded again of the extraordinary risks police officers t…

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Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez's funeral will be held at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, to be followed by a procession.

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If you woke up on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and went to bed early the night before, you woke up to the news not just about Election Day — but also the news that another Chicago police officer was murdered in the line of duty. Officer Enrique Martinez, whose funeral was held on Monday, was one month shy of his third year on the job when he was brutally gunned down during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. The weapon: a semi-automa

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The funeral service for fallen CPD Officer Enrique Martinez will be broadcast live on NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and in the player above once it begins. It will be available in Spanish and English.  Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez, shot and killed during a traffic stop earlier this month, will be laid to rest at a funeral Monday, attended by dozens of first responders.  The funeral service comes a day after family and friends lined the side

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'The city lost a great hero': Slain CPD officer Enrique Martinez laid to rest

Martinez’s family asked that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker not attend the funeral.

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Chicago officer mourned after fatal shooting earlier this month, fifth since 2020

(The Center Square) – For the fifth time in the past four years, mourners have paid their respects to a fallen Chicago police officer.

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Chicago officer Enrique Martinez mourned after fatal shooting earlier this month

A funeral will be held today for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, who was killed in the line of duty two weeks ago.

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Enrique Martinez funeral: Chicago mourns police officer killed in line of duty

ASHBURN — Drops of rain darkened scores of navy blue uniforms Monday as hundreds of police joined the family of slain officer Enrique Martinez to honor his life and legacy at his funeral. A helicopter circled gray skies as officers carried a flag-draped casket into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave. Photos of Martinez through the years moved slowly across a screen while “Here I Am, Lord,” by Dan Schutte echoed over the church…

'The city lost a great hero': Slain CPD officer Enrique Martinez laid to rest

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