Former State Trooper Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend

Former Illinois state trooper Brian Himber, 34 of Chicago, has been convicted in the 2012 shooting death of his girlfriend at a party in Westchester.

A jury deliberated for about 75 minutes Jan. 14 before returning the guilty verdict on the first degree murder charge at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Maywood, according to a statement from State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

Prosecutors said Himber and his girlfriend, Tracy Mays, were at a graduation party in 2012 in Westchester when the shooting took place. Himber was off duty, and a few hours after they got to the party, Himber shot Mays multiple times while she was on a porch, prosecutors said

Mays died of her injuries at a hospital. Himber shot himself once in the chin after shooting Mays, prosecutors said.

Himber’s bail was revoked, and he will stay in Cook County Jail until his March 4 sentencing. He faces a prison sentence of 45 years to life.

Photo courtesy of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.