Homicide Watch Chicago

Gabriel Guardiola / Photo from Chicago Police BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Gabriel Guardiola was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison Monday for the murder of a friend who refused to get into a car with him after a night of partying. Guardiola, 38, had been convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting … Read more →

Gabriel Guardiola / Photo from Chicago Police BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Gabriel Guardiola was convicted of murder Friday for shooting a friend who refused to get into his car after a night at a strip club. Guardiola, 38, was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday for the shooting that killed Cicero resident Ricardo Rivera … Read more →

Ricardo Rivera, 31, was murdered February 24, 2013. His parents still miss him every day. Juan, his father, is particularly emotional watching the Blackhawks fight for the Stanley Cup. Ricky, a big Hawks fan, and was teaching his father the game of hockey. Read more →

Juan Rivera provided this remembrance of his son, who was murdered earlier this year. Ricardo Rivera was born October 12, 1981, and died Feb. 24, 2013. He was a graduate of Chase Elementary School, and Roberto Clemente High School, and he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Westwood University. Ricky was a smart … Read more →

Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Author/Byline: RUMMANA HUSSAIN ; Criminal Courts A married father of six allegedly murdered his friend because he wouldn’t get inside a car after a night of revelry on the West Side. Gabriel Guardiola even called a mutual friend and left a voicemail declaring what he intended to … Read more →

Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Monday, February 25, 2013 Author/Byline: BY ALLISON HORTON ; Staff Reporter Ricardo Rivera , 31, of the 4900 block of West 23rd Place in Cicero, was fatally shot in the head at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of South Cicero, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene … Read more →