Durbin Statement On Fallen Chicago Police Department Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso

CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement regarding Chicago Police Department Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, March 1: 

“The loss of fallen CPD Officer Vasquez-Lasso is heartbreaking.  My prayers are with Officer Vasquez-Lasso’s family, friends, and colleagues who are grieving.  

“Our heroic officers deserve to return home after every shift.  Gun violence is tearing our communities apart, and I am determined to do everything I can to stop it.”

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