Manuel Arizaga, a 34-year-old Hispanic man who immigrated from Ecuador 17 years earlier, was shot and killed on July 17, 2015, in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood. Officers found him about 4:45 a.m. lying in an alley in the 3600 block of North St. Louis Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was walking to work as a furniture deliveryman and was one block from his home, on his way to meet his brother at a nearby Home Depot. Manuel lived with his wife and their 1-year-old daughter and was described by his family as hardworking and dedicated to providing for them. Area North detectives handled the investigation; no suspects or arrests were immediately identified and the case remained open.

If anyone knew Manuel, saw him that morning, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.