Jesus P. Alvarez, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on Saturday, March 27, 2010, in East Chicago, Indiana. A student at East Chicago Central High School, Alvarez was remembered as a regular attendee of the New Freedom Church. His death was later classified by federal authorities as a homicide connected to gang-related violence in the region.
In the years following the shooting, the investigation into Alvarez's death became part of a larger federal effort to dismantle violent
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