Jesus Humberto Padilla Romero Jr., 16, was shot in the lower back and died after arriving at a Chicago hospital on the night of September 20, 2024. He had traveled to Chicago with two friends to get a haircut and did not return home that evening. Born February 23, 2008, in Orlando, Florida, he grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, and later moved to Texas, where he attended E.T. Wrenn for middle school and Memorial High School in San Antonio for high school.

Family and friends remember Jr for his kindness, generosity, sense of humor, and love of cooking and video games. A fundraiser was organized by Tatiana Gatica on behalf of Alba Romero to help his loved ones. Visitation took place October 4, 2024, at Memorial Chapel of Waukegan, with a farewell on October 5, 2024.

Anyone with information about what happened in Chicago on September 20 is asked to come forward.