Overview

• Rucker, 25, faces four felony counts—armed violence, illegal firearm possession, controlled substance possession and fraudulent identification—after allegedly pointing a rifle at officers.
• Officer Krystal Rivera, a four-year department veteran, was accidentally struck in the back by a fellow officer’s bullet during the June 5 confrontation and died soon after.
• At the time of his arrest, Rucker had six active warrants, including a Cook County felony identity theft charge dating back to June 2024.
• Police say he fled the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue and was apprehended nearby on South Maryland Avenue.
• Superintendent Snelling has urged the public to withhold judgment as the CPD’s internal investigation evaluates the shooting to inform future tactical procedures.