Photographs provided by two sources are said to show Xavier Tate Jr being escorted from an apartment building by law enforcement and seated in a police vehicle after his arrest on May 1, 2024. (Provided)

CHICAGO — Xavier Tate Jr, the man accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca ten days ago, is in custody. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) announced the arrest on Twitter shortly before 8 p.m. Several law enforcement sources confirmed the arrest. Hopkins said Tate is “being returned to Chicago.”

Photographs shared with CWBChicago show a handcuffed man being escorted out of an apartment building with a large police presence. A second image shows Tate seated in a law enforcement vehicle.

Chicago, state, and federal law enforcement officers have been following electronic clues, including phone pings, for days. Two sources said Tate had been out of state at least twice but was arrested in a Chicago suburb, believed to be Glendale Heights. However, the exact location of his arrest could not be immediately confirmed.

“They used Huesca’s handcuffs on the a**hole,” one relieved source said Wednesday night.

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