Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera remembered by community after fatal Chatham shooting on South Drexel Avenue during operation
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CHICAGO (WLS) — A second suspect has now been charged in connection to the death of Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera.

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Jaylin Arnold, 27, is facing multiple felony charged and was scheduled to appear in court Saturday, CPD officials said.

The funeral for Officer Rivera, who was shot and killed by friendly fire earlier this month, will be held next week, Chicago police said Monday.

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On Thursday morning, Arnold was apprehended on the South Side by the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. He is accused of having a gun when Officer Rivera and other officers confronted him and another suspect, also armed, on June 5.

Arnold charges include armed violence and possession of a firearm and narcotics, police said.

Adrian Rucker, a 25-year-old from Freeport, is facing several charges related to the fatal shooting, including armed violence and possession of an invalid Firearm Owners Identification card.

Prosecutors state that Rucker was in a Chatham apartment on South Drexel Avenue when police entered while pursuing an armed suspect. It remains unclear if Arnold was the person they were chasing.

During that pursuit, prosecutors said police body camera video and security video in the apartment captured Rucker pointing a rifle at officers from behind a couch in the apartment.

Prosecutors said the officers then kept running after the first armed suspect outside of the unit, in the hallway. And that’s where police said an officer unintentionally shot Rivera in the back during the pursuit. That was only shot fired that night.

Visitation for Officer Rivera will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. June 24 at Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home, located at 6901 W. Belmont Ave.

The funeral service will be held at noon on June 25 at Living Word Christian Center, located at 7600 Roosevelt Road in Forest Park.

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