Glendale Heights man charged with harboring suspect in Chicago police officer’s murder

A Glendale Heights man has been charged with a felony, accused of harboring a man suspected of murdering a Chicago police officer.

Malik M. Murphy, 23, of the 500 block of Gregory Avenue, was charged May 2 with concealing or aiding a fugitive, according to DuPage County court records.

Murphy is free on pretrial release. The charge is not a detainable offense. His next court date is May 28. He is to have no contact with Xavier Tate Jr., who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Chicago police officer Luis Huesca.

The charge alleges that Murphy allowed Tate to stay in his apartment April 29 through May 1, knowing that Tate was wanted as a suspect in the murder of Huesca. Tate was arrested at the apartment May 1.

At a news conference May 3, Chicago police declined to say if Murphy was related to Tate or exactly what led them to believe Tate was in Glendale Heights.

Tate, 22, of Aurora, has been accused of shooting Huesca as he returned home after work April 21. Tate also is charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen weapon.

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