Angel G. Reyna, 25, of Aurora, Illinois, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest on September 19, 2015. He was born March 27, 1990, and is survived by his parents Blanca and Juan H. Reyna, sisters Blanca Townsend and Daisy Reyna, his children Yarelli, Julian, Karisma, and Madison Estela, and other relatives. Family remembered him as a fun-loving father and uncle who loved children.

Ramirez allegedly had a loaded .22 caliber revolver and was showing Reyna how to use it when a shot was fired in the kitchen at about 7:12 a.m. Reyna was taken to an Aurora hospital and pronounced dead at 7:56 a.m. Ramirez was arrested and charged with armed violence, a Class X felony; investigators were also exploring whether the shooting may have been accidental.