What is the detective's name in the show "The Chi"?

The detective’s name in the television show The Chi is Detective Cruz, more fully identified as Armando Cruz.

Cruz is a Chicago Police Department detective introduced in the show’s pilot episode. He investigates the murder of Jason Roxboro and questions people in the South Side community, including Ronnie Davis and Coogie Johnson. His work places him directly inside several of the series’ early moral and criminal conflicts.

The character is played by Puerto Rican actor Armando Riesco. Cruz is not simply a background police figure: his investigation of Coogie and Ronnie becomes part of the chain of events surrounding Coogie’s death. He later wrestles with guilt over how his assumptions and decisions affected the case.

Viewers may remember the character as “Detective Cruz” because that is the name most commonly used in dialogue and listings. Armando is his first name, while Cruz is his surname; the answer is not the actor’s name.