Daniel Rios was a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a fight on April 7, 2023, on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The confrontation occurred about 7 p.m. in the 6700 block of West Belmont Avenue; police say Rios got into a fight with someone he knew, and that person produced a handgun and shot him once in the stomach. Rios was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Area Five detectives are handling the investigation, and no arrests have been reported. Friends and family have created a memorial page on the National Gun Violence Memorial, and funeral arrangements were listed through Theis-Gorski Funeral Home. If anyone knew Daniel or saw the incident on West Belmont Avenue that evening, please share what can help investigators.