Valentin Rivera Jr., 47, was shot and killed on September 15, 2024, during a confrontation in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood that left one person dead and two others injured. Rivera was the owner of Royal Ink Gallery Tattoo Parlor in Brooklyn, New York, and is remembered for his contributions to the tattoo community there.

He was preceded in death by his brother Edgar and is survived by his daughter Crystal, partner Ingrid, daughter Katelyn, parents Valentin Rivera and Victorina Figueroa, and sisters Maria, Janette, Wanda, and Lurdes and their families. A visitation took place September 25, 2024, at Di Chiara Funeral Home in Lodi, New Jersey, and funeral services concluded in Puerto Rico.

Does anyone have information about the incident in Humboldt Park or knew Valentin through his work or family?