CHICAGO — Chicago police officials and prosecutors are set to announce charges in the fatal shooting of CPD Officer Enrique Martinez earlier this week.

A news conference was scheduled for later Wednesday at CPD headquarters with Superintendent Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

Martinez, 26, was shot and killed Monday night in the 8000 block of South Ingleside in Chatham. Martinez joined CPD less than three years ago, according to the department.

On Monday night, Martínez responded to a 911 call a few blocks from where he was later shot, according to police. Martinez was involved in a traffic stop when he was shot, police said.

Other responding officers eventually took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center in a police vehicle.

Police recovered two guns, including at least one that had an extended magazine.

Martínez was the first CPD officer to die in an on-duty shooting since Andres Vásquez Lasso in March 2023. The killing also carries tragic echoes of the death of CPD officer Ella French, who was also shot during a traffic stop in traffic. In September, French’s shooter was sentenced to life in prison.

Vásquez Lasso was shot and killed on March 1, 2023, while responding to a domestic violence call, an emergency call often fraught with risk for responding officers, victims and bystanders.

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