Efrain Sanchez, 48, was shot on Labor Day, September 1, 2025, in the Little Village section of South Lawndale in Chicago. Police say he was standing outside in the 2600 block of South Kolin Avenue around 11 a.m. when a man approached and opened fire, striking him multiple times. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and died about an hour later.

Within hours detectives and patrol officers arrested 39-year-old Ramiro Sanchez less than half a mile from the scene; police charged him with first-degree murder and he was scheduled to appear in court that Thursday. Authorities did not publicly describe a motive, and reporting gave no confirmation of any relationship between the two men beyond the shared surname. Funeral notices and memorial listings recorded services and community remembrances in the days after the shooting.

Did anyone in Little Village see activity near South Kolin Avenue around 11 a.m. on September 1 that could help clarify what happened?