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CBS News
25-06-2025
- CBS News
Funeral Wednesday for fallen Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera
A funeral will be held for fallen Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera on Wednesday. Services will begin at noon at the Living Word Christian Center, at 7600 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park, Illinois. Rivera, 35, was killed on June 5 in the city's Chatham neighborhood during a tactical operation. Rivera was pursuing a suspect with her partner when investigators said he lost his footing and unintentionally shot and killed her. The two men they were pursuing are now facing charges. Police Officer Krystal Rivera #19020 End of Watch: June 5, 2025 The Chicago Police Department grieves the heartbreaking loss of Officer Rivera, a courageous and compassionate officer who devoted her career to helping others and protecting our city. We will #NeverForget. — Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) June 6, 2025 Rivera was a four-year department veteran and a mother. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling described her as vibrant and fearless, saying she showed up to work every day ready to be bold and work hard and was dedicated to protecting others. Colleagues, family, friends, and members of the public paid their respects Tuesday evening at a visitation in the city's Montclare neighborhood. and contributed to this report.
CBS News
24-06-2025
- CBS News
Visitation held for fallen Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera
Colleagues, family, friends and members of the public paid their respects to fallen Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera Tuesday evening. Rivera was unintentionally shot and killed by another officer earlier in June. Her visitation was held in the city's Montclare neighborhood starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday. A steady stream of people have arrived at Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home throughout the day. The large crowds waited under covers set up for the visitation to pay their respects and honor the life of Rivera. A mother, sister, daughter and friend, those who knew her described her as vibrant and fearless, dedicated to protecting her community through her work as a police officer. She had been with the Chicago Police Department for four years. Rivera was killed on June 5 in the city's Chatham neighborhood during a tactical operation. She was pursuing a suspect with her partner when investigators said he lost his footing, accidentally discharging his gun. River was struck and killed. The two men they were pursuing are now facing charges. Rivera's visitation goes through 8 p.m. and her funeral will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday at Living Word Christian Center.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Court document details moments before and after officer was accidentally shot by fellow cop during foot chase
The Brief Officer Krystal Rivera was unintentionally shot and killed by another officer during a foot chase on Chicago's South Side. The suspect, Adrian Rucker, allegedly pointed an AR-style pistol at police inside a Chatham apartment before fleeing the scene. Authorities recovered three guns, suspected drugs, and more than 20 fake ID cards from the apartment. CHICAGO - A court document reveals new details about the night Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was unintentionally shot and killed by another officer during a foot chase in Chatham. What we know Prosecutors say Rivera, 36, and her partner were chasing an armed suspect into a three-story apartment building located at 8210 S. Drexel Ave. around 9:50 p.m. last Thursday. The suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Adrian Rucker, entered one of the building's units and Rivera and her partner followed him inside. Rucker was allegedly standing behind a living room couch and pointing an AR-style pistol directly at the partner. This moment, prosecutors say, was captured on the officer's body camera. Prosecutors also noted that most of the event was captured on the apartment's own surveillance system. Rucker then reportedly jumped over the couch and fled down a hallway, prompting Rivera to chase after him. At this moment, prosecutors say the partner accidentally fired his weapon, striking Rivera in the back. Rucker and another person who was inside the apartment during the chaos fled the scene after Rivera was shot. A short time later, police found Rucker and the other person hiding on the ground between houses located behind the alley of the apartment building. Investigators then obtained a search warrant for the one-bedroom apartment where Rivera was shot. Inside, they found the following three firearms: An Apache Arms MDL AA15 AR-style pistol that had a 7-inch barrel and an attached 60 round drum magazine, which was unloaded. A 10mm Glock 20 handgun that had an attached drum magazine was recovered from the bedroom floor at the foot of the bed. The magazine was loaded with one round in the chamber and an unknown amount of rounds in the magazine. A second AR-style pistol that was black and tan and located protruding from a bag on the bedroom floor. It was loaded with a round in the chamber and an unknown amount of rounds in the attached 16-round magazine. Additional magazines and rounds of ammunition were also recovered from the apartment. Investigators also seized drugs believed to be heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana, along with two scales. Additionally, more than 20 fake ID cards with Rucker's photo and different names were recovered. What we don't know Police have not publicly identified the officer who accidentally fired the shot that killed Rivera. What's next Rucker, of Freeport, Illinois, faces multiple charges, including armed violence, possession of a firearm without a FOID card, possession of fraudulent identification, and drug offenses. He was ordered detained and is due back in court on June 12. The Source The information in this article was obtained from a court document, the Chicago Police Department, and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
Freeport man charged with armed violence in Officer Krystal Rivera's ‘mistaken' fatal shooting
Authorities have charged a 25-year-old Freeport man with armed violence in connection with the fatal shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera. Charged is Adrian Rucker, the department announced said early Sunday. The charges came two days after he allegedly pointed a rifle at Officer Krystal Rivera and other tactical officers from the Gresham (6th) District, who had chased a person into a Chatham apartment while trying to conduct an investigatory stop. Rivera, 36, was mistakenly shot and killed by another officer during the confrontation, police have said. Department investigators are still probing the attempted investigative stop near 82nd and Drexel that led up to the shooting Rucker also faces felony counts of use of a firearm without a FOID card, possession of a fake ID and drug possession, police said. He was set to appear in bond court Sunday morning, according to a news release. Rivera had been a police officer for four years and leaves behind a young daughter. A resident of the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, she was the first city police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year. City leaders, police brass and friends described her as a hard worker with an independent streak who loved her job. Around 10:08 p.m. Thursday, officers found and detained Rucker, 25, and a 26-year-old woman, also from Freeport, in a gated yard near an apartment building at 8215 S. Maryland Ave., according to police sources and court records. Authorities had previously issued six arrest warrants for Rucker. According to police sources, those warrants are for criminal damage to property, theft under $500, and two alleged instances of domestic battery, all out of Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois. He also had a warrant for aggravated identity theft out of northwest suburban Rolling Meadows and another for possession of fake identification out of Winnebago County, court records show. The woman had one active warrant, according to police sources. According to Cook County Court records, Rucker was first arrested in April 2024 for alleged aggravated identity theft in Rolling Meadows. He was released pending trial, records show, but failed to appear for a June court date and Judge Ellen Beth Mandeltort issued an arrest warrant in July 2024. The woman has not been charged with anything related to Rivera's death, but appeared in Cook County bond court Saturday regarding her arrest warrant out of Stephenson County, court records show. Her next court date is scheduled for Thursday.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
Freeport man charged with armed violence in Officer Krystal Rivera's ‘mistaken' fatal shooting
Authorities have charged a 25-year-old Freeport man with armed violence in connection with the fatal shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera. Charged is Adrian Rucker, the department announced said early Sunday. The charges came two days after he allegedly pointed a rifle at Officer Krystal Rivera and other tactical officers from the Gresham (6th) District, who had chased a person into a Chatham apartment while trying to conduct an investigatory stop. Rivera, 36, was mistakenly shot and killed by another officer during the confrontation, police have said. Department investigators are still probing the attempted investigative stop near 82nd and Drexel that led up to the shooting Rucker also faces felony counts of use of a firearm without a FOID card, possession of a fake ID and drug possession, police said. He was set to appear in bond court Sunday morning, according to a news release. Rivera had been a police officer for four years and leaves behind a young daughter. A resident of the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, she was the first city police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year. City leaders, police brass and friends described her as a hard worker with an independent streak who loved her job. Around 10:08 p.m. Thursday, officers found and detained Rucker, 25, and a 26-year-old woman, also from Freeport, in a gated yard near an apartment building at 8215 S. Maryland Ave., according to police sources and court records. Authorities had previously issued six arrest warrants for Rucker. According to police sources, those warrants are for criminal damage to property, theft under $500, and two alleged instances of domestic battery, all out of Stephenson County in northwestern Illinois. He also had a warrant for aggravated identity theft out of northwest suburban Rolling Meadows and another for possession of fake identification out of Winnebago County, court records show. The woman had one active warrant, according to police sources. According to Cook County Court records, Rucker was first arrested in April 2024 for alleged aggravated identity theft in Rolling Meadows. He was released pending trial, records show, but failed to appear for a June court date and Judge Ellen Beth Mandeltort issued an arrest warrant in July 2024. The woman has not been charged with anything related to Rivera's death, but appeared in Cook County bond court Saturday regarding her arrest warrant out of Stephenson County, court records show. Her next court date is scheduled for Thursday.
