Richard J Velasquez

Richard J. Velasquez, aged 24, was shot and killed on July 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place during a particularly violent year for the city, with a total of 388 homicides attributed to gunshot wounds, which made up the vast majority of violent deaths in Chicago for that year. The incident involving Velasquez was part of a broader wave of gun violence that plagued various neighborhoods throughout the city, contributing to the rising homicide rate and a general sense of inse ...