Democrat mayor not welcome at funeral for slain police officer

A ceremonial work was held Monday for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, killed 2 weeks agone successful the enactment of duty, and the city's politician did not be astatine the petition of the officer's household members. 

Darion C. McMillian, 23, was charged with respective felonies, including 1 number of first-degree murder, for the sidesplitting of the 26-year-old serviceman connected Nov. 4.

"My member and I… we wanted to go Chicago constabulary officers… it was our calling," Martinez's brother, Adrian Martinez, besides a constabulary officer, told mourners astatine the funeral. "Becoming constabulary officers was not conscionable a occupation rubric for us, but who we were expected to be." 

Hundreds of mourners, including constabulary officers, citizens and nationalist officials, gathered for the funeral.

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After primitively readying to be the service, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reversed his determination connected Saturday, Fox 32 reported. 

"The household of Officer Enrique Martinez continues to beryllium successful my prayers arsenic they hole to laic him to rest. I heard from the household and americium honoring their petition and volition nary longer program to be the honors ceremonial services," the mayor's connection read. 

"This has been an affectional 2 weeks for the loved ones of Officer Martinez, the Chicago Police Department, and the metropolis of Chicago. We each privation to bash close by Officer Martinez and springiness his household and the CPD household abstraction to grieve. The absorption indispensable stay connected Officer Martinez, his loved ones, and the CPD arsenic our metropolis continues to grant his eventual sacrifice and bequest of service."

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson astatine City Hall connected Jan. 29, 2024, successful Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

That latest connection came aft the mayor's erstwhile comments connected Friday, erstwhile helium said helium would beryllium attending.

"Mayor Johnson volition be honors ceremonial services and solemnisation of beingness for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez. Mayor Johnson volition articulation Superintendent Snelling and the Chicago Police Department to grant the bequest of work Officer Martinez volition everlastingly inspire. Our prayers and deepest sympathy are with the Martinez household and Officer Martinez’s beloved fiancé.  

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"The Mayor of Chicago volition be each honors ceremonial services for every Police Officer, Firefighter oregon EMT who loses their beingness successful the enactment of duty. These authoritative grant services are solemn moments to grant the sacrifice of our officers and archetypal responders. It is the Mayor’s grant to enactment the officers of the full Chicago Police Department, particularly successful moments of grief."

Representatives for Martinez’s household held a property league connected Friday evening, erstwhile they said that some Johnson and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker would not beryllium welcomed astatine the funeral, Fox 32 reported. 

The governor's bureau said it ever respects the wishes of the household and would not attend, according to the outlet. 

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Police Officer Enrique Martinez's visitation services.  (Facebook/Chicago Police Department)

Fatal Chicago shooting

Chicago constabulary said the fatal shooting happened erstwhile Martinez and his spouse responded to a study astir a vehicle, with 3 radical inside, blocking postulation successful the East Chatham neighborhood.

Before further officers arrived to assist, Martinez and his spouse spoke with the operator and observed McMillian reaching for a container connected the level of the vehicle, constabulary said. 

When instructed to stop, McMillian allegedly pulled retired a handgun and fired, fatally wounding Martinez.

"Officer Martinez and each of our constabulary officers tally toward this information to support everyone successful the city," Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said successful a erstwhile property conference. "We each request to beryllium outraged astatine the convulsive offenders who are creating endless cycles of trauma successful our communities. 

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Chicago constabulary announced the apprehension of Darion McMillian, who is charged successful transportation with the execution of Officer Enrique Martinez. (Chicago Police Department)

Martinez is survived by his mother, Rosa; father, Adrian; sister, Angelica; brother, Adrian, and fiancée, Lesly, according to his obituary.

"On the nighttime of his murder, my member was taken from each of us, our satellite stopped. On his last tour, my member looked evil and panic successful the look and took his last breath," Adrian Martinez said astatine the funeral. "That night, my member saved countless lives, arsenic helium was pierced by aggregate bullets. Every slug that struck my member could person taken the beingness of someone's mother, father, sister, brother, oregon friend." 

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"Because of my brother's spot and courage, we are each capable to spot different day, clasp a loved one…and unrecorded without fear. Enrique volition ever beryllium my small brother…you volition ne'er beryllium forgotten." 

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.