Adrian Rucker, armed with a rifle, encountered police Thursday night inside a Chatham apartment building. An officer fired and fatally shot Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera.

Adrian Rucker, 25, faces multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged armed encounter that led to the fatal shooting of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera in the Chatham neighborhood

An Illinois man has been charged in connection to the accidental shooting death of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera Thursday evening in the city's East Chatham neighborhood, police said.

As the community mourns the loss of Officer Krystal Rivera, her friends and colleagues are sharing more about how they’re honoring her memory. Rivera, four-year veteran of the

Officer Krystal Rivera, a four-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who Mayor Brandon Johnson said served “honorably and courageously," was killed after gunfire erupted during a call on the city’s South Side Thursday night.