Jan. 08--A Rosemont police officer remains on leave Thursday after a shooting that left the officer's brother-in-law dead.
The officer was off duty when the shooting occurred late Wednesday morning in a gated community in the village. He has been placed on leave while the Illinois State Police investigates, according to a village news release.
Village spokesman Gary Mack confirmed that the officer is Rick Drehobl. The shooting victim, identified by village officials as Joseph Caffarello, 31, was the husband of Drehobl's sister Deanna Caffarello. The village release said the shooting "appears to be a domestic related" incident.
An autopsy conducted Thursday determined that Caffarello died of a gunshot wound to the chest and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Drehobl is the son of Village Clerk Debbie Drehobl and retired Rosemont police Capt. Richard Drehobl, Mack confirmed.
In a statement, Rosemont Public Safety Director Donald Stephens III called the shooting "an unfortunate tragedy and the department will cooperate and assist with the Illinois State Police's investigation."
The village's statement said the officer has been with the Police Department for four years.
Caffarello's death marked the second fatal shooting in Rosemont in recent days. Friday, 14-year-old Patrick Boswell, of Des Plaines, was found dead near an apartment building in another area of town. Cesar Garay, 20, of Rosemont, is charged with murder in the case.
