Florentino Carranza Ruiz, a 53-year-old Hispanic man, was shot on June 30, 2020, on the sidewalk in the 4000 block of West 26th Street in Little Village, Chicago. The shooting occurred about 3:07 p.m. An unknown assailant approached him and a companion, 26-year-old Wilmer Cortez, and opened fire. Both were critically injured and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital; Cortez died shortly after the shooting and Carranza Ruiz died on July 4, 2020, from complications of his wounds.

Area Four detectives with the Chicago Police Department investigated the case, but no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear. The shooting deeply affected family, friends and neighbors, who held vigils and shared memories in his honor. If anyone has information about who approached them that afternoon or saw activity on West 26th Street around 3:07 p.m., please come forward.