Mercedes Tavares, age 24
Lost to gun violence on December 11, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
Photo sources:
- Dec 13: Block Club Chicago: Grieving Families Ask For Help After 3 Killed In Portage Park Shooting Following Birthday Party At Area Bar
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- Chicago Tribune: ‘They never deserved this,’ relatives of slain victims say as suspect held without bail in gruesome Portage Park birthday party killings, kidnapping
- WGN-TV: CPD: Suspect in Portage Park quadruple shooting identified, charged
- Chicago police announce charges in mass shooting that killed 3 in Portage Park
- Dec 13: Chicago Sun-Times: Parolee charged in ‘heartless’ mass shooting outside Portage Park bar, top cop announces
- Univision: Cae sospechoso de matar a una mamá y dos hombres hispanos en fiesta de cumpleaños
- Dec 11: Chicago Sun-Times: 3 killed in fight outside Portage Park bar
- Gun Violence Archive
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