Slain Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso Remembered At Funeral As Father, Husband Who Was Proud Of Work

ASHBURN — Snow began to fall Thursday morning as officers carried the flag-draped coffin of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso outside a Far Southwest Side church after his funeral. Vásquez Lasso was killed in the line of duty March 1. Prosecutors have said an 18-year-old shot the officer in front of a playground full of children during a chase. The 18-year-old, Steven Montano, has been charged with murder. Vásquez Lasso had been with the Police Department for five years, and he was married with a young daughter. The officer loved...