Run, Brandon, Run: Chicago Mayor Sprints From The Media When Asked About Killed Police Officer

On April 21, Chicago police officer Luis Huesca was driving home from work, still in uniform, at about 3 a.m. when he was mercilessly executed by a carjacker who then stole his vehicle. Huesca was just six days shy of his 31st birthday when he was killed. Over the past two weeks, the FBI and local law enforcement have conducted a manhunt for his killer, with good news coming on April 30 when the suspect, Xavier Tate Jr., was arrested by police. It was a nice added touch that authorities arrested him using Huesca's own handcuffs. It is sadly not surprising that Tate had a criminal history, but what WAS surprising was Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's reaction to the arrest. Yesterday, CBS Chicago reporter Darius Johnson and Mary Ann Ahern of NBC5 Chicago attempted to ask Johnson about the killing and the arrest after Johnson had completed speaking at a prayer breakfast.

Did Johnson stop to mourn the loss of Huesca, or thank law enforcement for their efforts in bringing his killer to justice? No, he turned tail and fled. -- Chicago's Mayor RUNS from me and another reporter as we tried to ask him about the arrest in the death of Officer Luis Huesca. He did not comment. As you see he drove off. -- WTAF? Johnson had previously attempted to pin the Huesca killing on 'gun violence' and not the rampant lawlessness that has engulfed Chicago during his and his predecessor's tenure. Maybe he didn't want to talk about that. But that doesn't excuse this cowardice. And it gets even worse, if you can even believe that. Later the mayor's office responded to inquiries about this video with one of the lamest excuses possible: 'Wasn't me.' (…)

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