Alvardo Perez / Photo from Chicago Police
BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor
Alvardo Perez was ordered held on $1 million bond Tuesday after prosecutors said he was part of a group that beat Victor Ramirez to death in the Little Village neighborhood.
Ramirez was walking in the 4100 block of West 26th Street when a group in a passing vehicle yelled gang slogans on Aug. 31, said Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen Rogers.
Perez and his acquaintances then exited the vehicle and beat and kicked Ramirez, Rogers said. When Ramirez fell to the ground, the group allegedly stomped on his head.
The group then got back into the vehicle and drove over the injured Ramirez, Rogers said.
Ramirez, 23, of the 3000 block of West 41st Street, died a short time later at an area hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy determined Ramirez died of multiple injuries from an assault and the death was ruled a homicide.
The attack was captured on video by nearby surveillance cameras and multiple witnesses identified Perez as the person who stomped on Ramirez’ head, Rogers said.
Victor Ramirez / Photo from Facebook
The witnesses gave police a description of the vehicle, and officers searching the area found the vehicle parked “just down the street” from Perez’ home, Rogers said.
The vehicle was registered to Perez, and blood recovered from the wheel and undercarriage matched that of Ramirez, Rogers said.
Perez, 19, was charged with first-degree murder and Judge Laura Sullivan ordered him held on $1 million during a Tuesday hearing.
The other members of the group have not yet been charged.
— Contributing: Rummana Hussain