Vacilio Flores

Valente Gallardo-Barrero, aged 41, was fatally shot on November 13, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Little Village neighborhood, which has often experienced high levels of violence linked to gang activity. Valente was shot while he was near his residence, and despite the quick arrival of emergency services, he succumbed to his injuries soon after being transported to a nearby hospital.

The circumstances around Valente’s death reflect the challenging environm ...