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Sergio Barba, 18, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of June 11, 2007, in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. The killing was linked to local gang activity and described as part of an ongoing cycle of gang-related violence in the area.

After Barba’s death, two associates, Jorge Morones and Orlando Rojas, sought revenge for what they believed was a targeted attack. Their retaliatory actions resulted in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Roberto Duran, who was mistakenly targeted while walking with friends and was killed by a single gunshot to the abdomen; he was later pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Footage from a Chicago Police Department pole-mounted street camera, normally used to monitor small-time drug activity, captured the suspects fleeing and was used to link them to the crime and lead to arrests.

The cases were described as part of a broader pattern of gang tension and retaliation in Chicago at the time. Sergio Cornejo, a suspected member of the same gang, was also being sought in connection with a separate June 2007 killing after an alleged beating of Enrique Chavez following a vehicle crash. Have details or memories about these incidents or the people involved that could help fill gaps in the timeline?