Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez was an "exemplary" officer who sacrificed his life while working in one of the toughest districts on the South Side, CPD Supt. Larry Snelling told a packed church Monday at the young officer's funeral.Snelling asked Martinez's family to look around the pews of St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave., and notice the law enforcement officers who traveled across the country to attend the funeral."Two weeks ago today we lost a hero," Snelling said. "Officer Enrique Martinez gave his life protecting our city. This is his day. This is his family's day. Nothing more, nothing less.""The willingness to give your life for the safety of others is the most noble thing you can do," Snelling said. "They understand the sacrifice. They understand what it means to do this type of work."Martinez was killed Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. The 26-year-old had been on the force for nearly three years. Flanked by family members and supporters, Rosa Mayen (left, in tan jacket and sunglasses) and Adrian Martinez (center, in black leather jacket) cry as pallbearers carry the casket for their son, Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 1 of 32 Pallbearers carry the casket for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 2 of 32 Flanked by family members and supporters, Chicago Police Officer Adrian Martinez (center, with mustache) watches as pallbearers carry the casket for his brother, Officer Enrique Martinez, into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 3 of 32 A Chicago Police officer bows her head in the rain as hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for CPD Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 4 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 5 of 32 Family members and mourners watch as the funeral procession for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez arrives at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 6 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 7 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 8 of 32 Family members and mourners watch as the funeral procession for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez arrives at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 9 of 32 Flanked by family members and supporters, Rosa Mayen (left, in tan jacket and sunglasses) and Adrian Martinez (center, in black leather jacket) watch as pallbearers carry the casket for their son, Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 10 of 32 Pallbearers carry the casket for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez into St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for his funeral, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 11 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 12 of 32 Police officers bow their heads during a prayer during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 13 of 32 The casket of officer Enrique Martinez lies in wait during his funeral services at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 14 of 32 CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks about officer Enrique Martinez and his dedication to CPD during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 15 of 32 CPD officers guide out the casket of Police Officer Enrique Martinez during the funeral services for Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 16 of 32 Police officers listen to remarks during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 17 of 32 Parents Adrian Martinez (left) and Rosa Mayen are escorted out after the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 18 of 32 Parents Rosa Mayen (right, in tan jacket and sunglasses) and Adrian Martinez are walked out after the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 19 of 32 Bishop blesses the during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 20 of 32 Officer Abdullah Saleh hugs Adrian Martinez during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 21 of 32 Adrian Martinez Jr. hugs his mother Rosa Mayen after speaking about his brother during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024 while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times 22 of 32 Flanked by family members and mourners, Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s mother, Rosa Mayen, hugs the folded Chicago flag that draped her son’s casket as pallbearers load him into the hearse after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 23 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 24 of 32 Flanked by family members and mourners, Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s mother, Rosa Mayen, hugs the folded Chicago flag that draped her son’s casket after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 25 of 32 Pallbearers for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez carry his casket to the hearse after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 26 of 32 Pallbearers for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez carry his casket to the hearse after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 27 of 32 Pallbearers for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez fold the Chicago flag that draped his casket after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 28 of 32 Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling gives the folded Chicago flag to Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s mother, Rosa Mayen, after her son’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 29 of 32 Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling prepares to give the folded Chicago flag to Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s mother, Rosa Mayen, after her son’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 30 of 32 Hundreds of law enforcement officers and mourners gather for the funeral for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 31 of 32 The funeral procession for Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez departs for the cemetery from St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times 32 of 32 Darion McMillian, 23, was charged with opening fire from the passenger seat of a vehicle that evening during a traffic stop as Martinez approached the car, fatally shooting Martinez and McMillian's friend who was driving. McMillian, who was on electronic home monitoring for another case, allegedly used a handgun equipped with an extended magazine and a switch to fire automatically.As the casket arrived by procession late Monday morning, a crowd of hundreds outside the church fell silent. Standing alongside officers were several prominent politicians, including former Mayor Richard M. Daley, Cook County State’s Attorney-elect Eileen O'Neill Burke and a handful of alderpersons.Mayor Brandon Johnson decided not to attend the funeral at the family's request. Gov. JB Pritzker also was asked to not attend.Inside the church, Martinez's older brother explained how they both joined the Chicago Police Department despite their mother's attempt to shield them from the dangerous profession."But as hard as she tried, we realized it wasn't just a job," said Adrian Martinez Jr., who works as an instructor for CPD. "It was our calling to serve the disadvantaged and to protect the forgotten. We wanted to live the life of a hero. Becoming police officers was not just the job title to us, but who we were supposed to be."Enrique Martinez "met the love of his life" at age 16, got engaged, and joined the CPD in his early 20s, his brother said. On the night he was killed, he "looked evil and terror in the face and took his final breath," his brother said. Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez.Chicago Police Department "He was murdered on a cold, dark, forgotten street," said Adrian Martinez Jr., whose eulogy received a standing ovation. "You may not know it, but that night, my brother saved countless lives as he was pierced by multiple bullets, every bullet that struck my brother could have taken the life of someone's mother, father, sister, brother or friend."Enrique Martinez's colleagues, Officers Francisco Nunez and Abdullah Saleh, spoke of Martinez's sense of humor and how it occasionally got him in trouble during their time in the police academy. They recalled his love of smoking cigars and of pets. He took care of two German shepherds.Snelling, in his remarks, talked about a shift in the public's increasing respect for police officers."There are people who want us there. The tide is turning. People are understanding the importance of law enforcement. They are starting to understand what our true purpose is," Snelling said.At a visitation service on Sunday, officers came from across the country to honor Martinez at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in suburban Oak Lawn. Last weekend, Martinez was honored at a memorial Mass at St. Christina Church in Mount Greenwood.Martinez is among several officers killed on the job during the past few years. The others are: Luis Huesca, Aréanah Preston, Andres Vasquez Lasso and Ella French.Editor's note: Officer Enrique Martinez was incorrectly identified in a photo in an earlier version of this article.