Rico L. Solis, a 17-year-old Filipino male, was one of seven people killed during the Brown’s Chicken massacre at the Brown’s Chicken & Pasta in Palatine, Illinois, on January 8, 1993. Rico worked part-time at the restaurant while attending Palatine High School. Two robbers entered that night, shot and killed seven employees and the owners; the victims were found in two walk-in freezers, some face-down and others face-up. The assailants took between $1,800 and $1,900 from the restaurant.

The case went unsolved for nearly nine years before a suspect, Juan Luna, was implicated by a girlfriend and linked to the scene by DNA in 2002. Luna was tried in 2007, convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life. His alleged accomplice, James Degorski, was convicted in 2009 on all seven counts and also received life without parole. The massacre had a deep impact on the community and the victims, including Rico Solis, are still remembered.

If anyone knew Rico, his routines, or was in the area of the restaurant on January 8, 1993, can you share what you remember?