Daniel Licea, 55, a longtime Chicago Heights resident who had emigrated from La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico more than 30 years ago, was fatally shot on October 28, 2023. He and another man, 30-year-old Alberto Villanueva of Chicago Heights, were shot at the same location in the 250 block of West 10th Street and taken to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, where both were pronounced dead — Villanueva just before 10 p.m. and Licea a few minutes after 10 p.m. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled both deaths homicides.

Licea worked at Chicago Heights Steel, was married to Maria Isabella nee Espinosa for 32 years, and was the father of Eduardo, Edgar, Karen, Guadalupe, Jesus, and the late Erick. He was also grandfather to Joseph, Joel, and Guadalupe Licea. Funeral services were held at Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home in Chicago Heights, with a mass at Our Lady of the Heights Parish/St Kieran Church and interment at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood.

The shooting came days after two other fatal shootings nearby, in the 500 block of West 14th Street, where Caleb Trotter, 23, of Flossmoor, and Rolando Strong, 51, of Chicago Heights, were also shot and later ruled homicide victims.

If anyone has information about the shooting on West 10th Street or knew Daniel, please come forward to help the investigation.