Mario Pozuelos, 26, was killed in a mass shooting outside the Vera Lounge in Portage Park, Chicago, on December 11, 2022, at about 2:30 a.m. The shooting took place during a party for the bar owner’s niece. Reports say Samuel Parsons-Salas, 32, had been asked to leave after a disturbance, went to a vehicle, retrieved a gun, and opened fire during a confrontation outside the bar.

Three people died in the attack: Mario Pozuelos, 26; Mercedes Imari, 24; and Ricky Vera, 50. Mariah Vera, the bar owner’s niece, was critically injured. Parsons-Salas was on parole at the time and was later charged with multiple counts including first-degree murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping after reportedly forcing his girlfriend to drive him away at gunpoint. Prosecutors described surveillance footage showing him shooting victims at close range, including shooting Mariah Vera in the head as she knelt over her wounded father.

Pozuelos is remembered by family as a beloved son, brother, nephew, and cousin; his friends and family started a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs. Does anyone have information about Pozuelos’ movements that night or saw the confrontation outside the Vera Lounge?