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Giovanny Alvarado, 24, was killed on April 24, 2022, in the 1300 block of East 71st Place on Chicago’s South Side. Prosecutors say he was lured to an alley via Snapchat by an acquaintance, 23-year-old Malik Wilson. ShotSpotter first recorded two gunshots around 2:40 p.m., then six more; a witness saw a masked man in all black fire and flee. Alvarado was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators linked shell casings at the scene to a pistol registered to Wilson and placed his cellphone near the location. Detectives followed surveillance footage to Dorchester Avenue where the suspect removed his mask. Wilson was arrested about a month later in McLean County on an unrelated suspicion; while in custody he allegedly told another detainee he had used the same gun to kill someone earlier. A judge ordered him held without bail after prosecutors argued he was dangerous.

Alvarado worked in construction and boxed; his mother Sylvia said he was never about guns. What additional details might help clarify motive or witnesses in that alley?