A funeral mass was held Monday morning for Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, who was killed in the line of duty Nov. 4 on Chicago’s South Side.

The service at St. Rita’s Shrine Chapel in Cascia followed a procession from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn.

Martinez’s family requested that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker not attend the funeral. Johnson and Pritzker both complied with the family’s wishes.

Earlier this year, the family of fallen officer Luis Huesca requested that Johnson and Pritzker not attend the services. In Huesca’s case, Johnson’s office had said the mayor planned to attend and did not agree to the family’s request until the night before the funeral.

Johnson acknowledged Martinez’s sacrifice at a news conference two days after the officer’s death.

“Officer Enrique Martinez saved lives even though he knew it could cost his own,” Johnson said.

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley was seen at Martinez’s funeral.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said police can’t do it alone when children and officers are being killed on the street.

“We need people to start looking at accountability for those who commit these acts and commit acts repeatedly,” Snelling said.

Martinez is the fifth Chicago police officer to be shot and killed since 2020.

Huesca was fatally shot outside his home in April this year. Officer Areanah Preston was shot and killed in May 2023. Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso was killed in March 2023. Officer Ella French was killed in August 2021.

Additionally, retired officer Larry Neuman was shot and killed on Chicago’s West Side in June of this year.

Convicted felon Darion McMillan, 23, was being monitored electronically when Martinez was killed. McMillan is charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a machine gun and burglary.

Police say McMillan was one of three people inside a vehicle when Martinez and other officers conducted a traffic stop in the 8000 block of South Ingleside on the city’s South Side on Nov. 4.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling reiterated the importance of getting violent criminals off the streets.

“When we remove those bad people from our communities, we’re in a better place because they’re not setting an example for those kids coming up behind them,” Snelling said.

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Snelling credited the officers for remaining resilient in the face of harm.

“They know they’re needed and they know people rely on them every day to keep them safe,” Snelling said.