Jose Hernandez, 25, was shot multiple times and found dead in his car outside a Humboldt Park restaurant in Chicago on December 25, 2018. The shooting occurred about 1:15 a.m.; Hernandez’s vehicle crashed as he tried to drive away and he died at the scene.

Chicago Police Detectives Reynaldo Guevara and Ernest Halvorsen led the investigation. Early witness statements implicated two men, George Laureano and Daniel Rodriguez, with witnesses saying Laureano fired the shots. Both were arrested and charged with murder.

During the trial a key witness, David Velasquez, recanted his earlier statement and said he had not been at the scene and that his initial account was coerced by Detective Guevara, a claim that raised questions about the investigation and the charges against Laureano and Rodriguez.

If anyone knew Jose, was in Humboldt Park that night, or has information about what happened, please share what is known.