Usbaldo Arbelo, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, was shot to death on November 5, 2020, in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago. He had been living with his girlfriend and her 17-year-old son, Victor Quiroz. The couple had been out celebrating Arbelo’s birthday that night and, after returning home, an argument reportedly broke out between Arbelo and Quiroz about a broken rear door.

The argument escalated and Quiroz allegedly shot Arbelo 13 times while his mother was asleep in another room. Arbelo died of his wounds before he could be taken to hospital. Investigators recovered 17 spent 9-mm shell casings at the scene. Quiroz, a high school student who worked at a pizzeria and was preparing for college or trade school, turned himself in a few days later and was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and held without bail. His attorney suggested the possibility of self-defense; prosecutors did not present a clear motive at that stage.

Quiroz’s next court appearance was scheduled for December 14, 2020. Does anyone have information about Arbelo’s life in Avondale or what happened that night?