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Funeral for Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez scheduled for Monday

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez was shot and killed at Mercy Hospital Monday. | Chicago Police Department photo

The funeral for slain Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez has been scheduled for Monday.

Visitation for Jimenez was planned for Sunday, with a “full honors funeral” to follow on Monday, according to CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

Jimenez was killed while responding to a shooting at Mercy Hospital on Monday.

The wake will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St. in Des Plaines, according to the police department. The funeral Mass will start at 11 a.m. Monday at the Chapel of St. Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe,1170 N. River Road in Des Plaines. A private burial will be held at Ridgewood Memorial Park in Des Plaines.

Correction: Monday Nov 26th https://t.co/4RTfyf0hPJ
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) November 21, 2018

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