Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a plainclothes Chicago police officer as he investigated reports of gunfire on the South Side, authorities announced Tuesday.
Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a plainclothes Chicago police officer as he investigated reports of gunfire on the South Side, authorities announced Tuesday.
Shawn Gaston, 20, and Kevin Walker, 21, each face charges of first-degree murder, first-degree murder of a peace officer and attempted first-degree murder in Alejandro “Alex” Valadez’s death, said Chief of Detectives Thomas Byrne.
It was not immediately clear if Gaston and Walker had attorneys.
Valadez, 27, a three-year veteran who worked in the department’s 7th District, was interviewing a citizen about gunfire with his partner early Monday when a vehicle driven by Walker pulled up, Byrne said. Gaston, a passenger, allegedly fired the shots that killed Valadez.
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In photo: (left) Keith Walker, (right) Shawn Gaston
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