Court documents reveal new details about what led to the killing of a CPD officer – NBC Chicago

The man accused of fatally shooting an on-duty Chicago police officer and another man appeared in court Thursday and provided documents that revealed more details about what led to the brazen shooting.

Enrique Martinez, 26, who was about to celebrate his third anniversary with the Chicago Police Department, was shot and killed Monday night during a traffic stop in the East Chatham neighborhood.

Darian McMillian, a 23-year-old man, was charged with murder in the deaths of Martinez and Mario Chambers, the driver of the vehicle McMillian was in at the time of the shooting.

According to court documents, Martinez and his partner, identified as Officer Nunez, were sent to 8204 S. Ingleside Ave. for an unrelated call just before 8 p.m. Monday. sent.

Upon arrival, both officers determined that the information that led to the response was incorrect and left the scene shortly thereafter, the court statement said.

As officers drove away, they saw a black Ford Escape with a temporary Wisconsin license plate, a fraudulent registration and an inoperable taillight driving double in the roadway at 8040 S. Ingleside Ave., according to court documents. was parked.

Officers then drove to the passenger side of the vehicle and exited their marked patrol car to conduct a traffic stop, with Martinez approaching the driver’s side and Nunez approaching the passenger side, the offer said.

The Escape was occupied by three people, with Chambers in the driver’s seat and McMillian in the passenger seat. The listing showed McMillian wearing glasses with pulled-back dreadlocks, a Blackhawks jersey with a badge on the sleeve, and red and white Air Jordan 4 shoes.

A witness was also sleeping on the passenger side, court documents show.

As Martinez and Nunez approached the vehicle, other officers who had originally been called to the area for the original unfounded call also approached the car. According to the offer, McMillian was holding a backpack near his chest at the time before placing it on the passenger floor while reaching for it.

Nunez then ordered McMillian to show his hands, with McMillian ignoring the commands and continuing to move toward the backpack. With the driver’s door open, Martinez then drew his firearm while officers repeatedly told McMillian not to reach further, the offer states.

At that point, McMillian pulled a .40 caliber firearm with a fully automatic switch from his backpack and opened fire on Martinez and Chambers. According to court documents, Chambers, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, was punched multiple times in the head and face area, both arms and his left hand.

Martinez was hit five times, including an entry wound to the face exiting the head and a shot to the left abdomen. Martinez collapsed on the side of the road after the shooting, documents said.

McMillian then pushed Chambers’ body out of the vehicle and jumped into the driver’s seat while another responding officer, Kenneth Brinks, ordered McMillian to get out of the vehicle, grabbed his jersey and attempted to pull him out of the vehicle, the offer states .

McMillian put the car in reverse and sped backwards down Ingleside Ave. down as Brink fell to the ground. As Brink fell, he accidentally fired a bullet from his gun, but it missed McMillian, the offer says.

As the car sped away, the open driver’s door struck a parked vehicle, bending the door backwards. The vehicle then crashed into another parked vehicle at 8055 S. Ingleside Ave., according to court documents. and then fled on foot. The witness in the vehicle remained in the back seat.

Martinez was then taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to the documents, Chambers was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities recovered a firearm from his waistband.

Surveillance cameras helped track McMillian after he fled the scene, as he was filmed holding a white T-shirt before pulling it over his head as he walked down the sidewalk before the back door of a residence at 8022 S. Drexel Ave. entered to documents.

A caregiver in the first floor apartment saw McMillian enter the home’s kitchen wearing a white shirt, black pants and red and white Air Jordan 4s. The supervisor saw McMillian enter the kitchen and take an item from one of the drawers before attempting to cut an electronic monitoring bracelet he was wearing, documents showed.

According to the offer, McMillian told the handler he had done something bad and needed a sharper knife. He then grabbed a butter knife and a cutting knife before leaving the apartment. The nurse then called 911 to alert authorities.

Surveillance video shows McMillian leaving the house, walking into a backyard and briefly disappearing from sight before reappearing jumping over a fence. A little more than a minute later, McMillian was seen running down the alley behind the building before turning onto Maryland Avenue, the offering said.

When officers canvassed the area shortly thereafter, they saw McMillian walking on Maryland Avenue, wearing a white T-shirt with dirt stains on the front, black pants and the same pair of shoes. McMillian was then arrested by officers and positively identified by both the officers at the original crime scene and the caregiver at the Drexel Avenue residence, the offer states.

McMillian was taken into custody and a search revealed cannabis and crack cocaine in his possession. A search of the area where McMillian was captured on surveillance footage turned up McMillian’s jersey, his electronic monitoring bracelet and two knives, the offer states.

At the time of the shooting, McMillian was under electronic surveillance for an impending attempt to thwart/thwart a test test outside of Will County. According to GPS data, McMillian was at the scene between 8 and 8:15 p.m., according to the offer.

Multiple searches of the vehicle turned up a .40-caliber firearm with a fully automatic switch, two baby bottles containing suspected codeine, as well as bullet casings and other evidence of the shooting, the offer said.

Preparations for Martinez’s memorial service are still ongoing.