Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Temo Estrada was shot and killed while intervening in a robbery, near the intersection of 30th Street and St. Charles Road in Bellwood, while off duty.
Investigator Estrada was attending a Christmas party at the VFW hall when he stepped outside and observed an armed robbery taking place in the parking lot. He identified himself and was reaching for his service weapon when he was shot once in the chest.
He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Two suspects in connection with Investigator Estrada's murder were apprehended two days later. The shooter was sentenced to 65 years in March 2018, and his accomplice was convicted in 2016, being sentenced to 35 years which formally started in 2018.
Investigator Estrada was a U.S. Marine Corps Operation Desert Storm veteran and had served with the Cook County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Investigator II Estrada gave the Cook County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Cuauhtemoc Estrada served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1987â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Investigator II Cuauhtemoc Estrada is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cuauhtemoc Estrada's cause is highlighted.
How Cuauhtemoc Estrada Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cuauhtemoc Estrada is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Cuauhtemoc Estrada was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Cuauhtemoc Estrada served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1987–1989) before joining law enforcement.
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