Funeral Held for Slain Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso
Clip: 3/9/2023 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The line of mourners stretched for blocks Thursday as hundreds came to pay their respects.
The 32-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call on the city's Southwest Side. Relatives and colleagues remembered him as selfless and brave.
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Funeral Held for Slain Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso
Clip: 3/9/2023 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The 32-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call on the city's Southwest Side. Relatives and colleagues remembered him as selfless and brave.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMENTIONED TO REOPEN A LONG SHUTTERED GREEN LINE STATION.
BUT FOR NOW, BACK TO YOU.
>> NOT TO OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT.
A LINE OF MOURNERS STRETCHED FOR BLOCKS TO PAY FINAL RESPECTS TO OFFICER ANDRES.
HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED RESPONDING TO A VIOLENCE CALL.
>> Reporter: A SEA OF BLUE.
32-YEAR-OLD ANDRES VASQUEZ LASSO.
>> WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR THE YEARS THAT HE ALLOWED US TO SHARE IN HIS LIFE.
>> Reporter: HIS FAMILIES AND BROTHER SIMPLY CAME TOGETHER FOR THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT THE SHRINE CHAPEL.
>> HE WAS ONE OF THE BRAVEST AND MOST SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS I HAVE EVER KNOWN.
>> Reporter: JOHN BASKET IS HOLDING BACK TEARS DESCRIBING HIS FRIEND .
>> WE SAY FAREWELL.
BUT WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICE YOU MADE.
AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE MEMORIES YOU LIVE BEHIND.
>> Reporter: BASKET IS LASSO SERVED FIVE YEARS WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HIS COMMANDER BRIAN SAYS THE YOUNG OFFICER DREAMED OF BECOMING A DETECTIVE ONE DAY.
>> HE WOULD'VE ACHIEVED IT.
ANYONE WHO KNEW HIM NOTICE THE PRIDE IN HIS APPEARANCE.
HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO FITNESS AND HIS PASSION FOR FOOTBALL.
>> Reporter: BASKET IS LASSO MIGRATED TO CHICAGO FROM COLUMBIA WHEN HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
AT 27 YEARS OLD, ENROLLED IN THE POLICE ACADEMY.
>> EVEN THOUGH MY ACTIONS WON'T CHANGE THE WORLD, I CAN CHANGE EVERY PERSON I GET IN CONTACT
Englewood Residents Back Reopening Racine Green Line Station
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Clip: 3/9/2023 | 3m 46s | Some residents have faced a mile-long gap between Green Line stations for nearly 30 years. (3m 46s)
Many Englewood Residents Opposed to New Save A Lot
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Clip: 3/9/2023 | 4m 32s | Englewood residents said they didn't want Save A Lot to replace the shuttered Whole Foods. (4m 32s)
New Questions, Theories Emerge About COVID-19 Origins
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Clip: 3/9/2023 | 7m 51s | Republicans held the first of a series of public hearings about how the pandemic began. (7m 51s)
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