Christopher Torrijos was 26 when he was shot and killed on September 16, 2021, in Chicago’s South Loop. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco on South Canal Street while Torrijos was celebrating Mexican Independence Day and, according to reports, attempting to break up a fight. Cell phone videos of the altercation and the shooting circulated on social media, drawing public attention.

The investigation led to the arrest of 29-year-old Martin Torres by the Chicago Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force; Torres was charged with first-degree murder. At the time of the shooting Torres was on parole for a prior felony gun case. Family members, including Torrijos’ mother Maria Soila Vega, sought answers and justice after his death.

If anyone has information about the events that night in the South Loop or saw what happened in the Jewel-Osco parking lot, please come forward.