On April 9, 2017, 24-year-old Alfonso J. Calderon was fatally shot on the Southeast Side of Chicago. His death was part of a series of violent crimes tied to gang activity in the area. Calderon was suspected of being a rival gang member, and his murder was orchestrated by members of the Latin Kings street gang, who targeted him as part of their ongoing territorial conflicts.
The shooting was one of several violent acts committed by the gang, and it was later revealed during a federal investigation into their activities.
In 2020, Alonzo G. Horta, a member of the Latin Kings, pleaded guilty to charges related to Calderon’s murder and was sentenced to 27 years in prison. The investigation that led to Horta's conviction was part of a broader federal operation aimed at dismantling the gang's influence in the region, which uncovered multiple murders and other violent crimes committed by its members.
