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Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo, a 50-year-old Chicago police officer, was tragically killed on April 20, 2014, in a domestic murder-suicide at her home in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Her husband, Javier Acevedo, a 25-year veteran of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, shot Rizzo-Acevedo before turning the gun on himself. Both were long-serving law enforcement officers, with Rizzo-Acevedo serving 18 years in the Chicago Police Department. Their deaths, which occurred on Easter Sunday, deeply affecte ...Read More
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Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo
March 28, 2022
Female
Hispanic / Latino
Chicago
IL
2014-04-20
50
Veronica
Rizzo-Acevedo
11/23/2025
1
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I've been thinking a lot about the tragic case of Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo and her husband, Javier. It... ...Read More
03/06/2024
03/06/2024
I’ve been following the case of Veronica Rizzo-Acevedo, and as more details emerge, it’s just de... ...Read More
07/28/2023
07/28/2023
I’ve been following the Rizzo-Acevedo case, and it’s been weighing heavily on me. It’s just so... ...Read More
07/12/2023
07/12/2023
