On August 13, 2011, Ricardo Vasquez, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. in the 4800 block of South Laflin Street. Ricardo Vasquez, who resided on the 4700 block of South Laflin Street, was struck multiple times by gunfire. He was transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead at 3:57 a.m.
At the time of the shooting, no suspects were in custody, and the case was under investigation by detectives from the Wentworth Area. There is no publicly available information indicating that any arrests were made in connection with the death of Ricardo Vasquez.
Ricardo Vasquez was a 17-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois. Details regarding his ethnicity have not been publicly disclosed.
