Horror as Chicago cop, 30, is shot dead during brutal carjacking on his way home from work as crime continues to grip Windy City

An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed in a brutal carjacking while on his way home from work.

Officer Luis M. Huesca, 30, was shot and killed early Sunday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to a “gunshot detection” alert in the 550 block of South Kedzie Avenue just before 3 a.m.

They found Huesca, who was shot multiple times, before transporting him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Huesca served as a Chicago police officer for six years and was just two days shy of his 31st birthday.

No suspect has yet been identified and the motive for the shooting is unknown.

Officer Luis M. Huesca, 30, was shot and killed in a violent carjacking early Sunday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood. No suspect has yet been identified and the motive for the shooting is unknown