Luis Angel Alamo, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, was a hardworking jeweler who co-owned a shop with his father in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The family, who lived in the suburb of Berwyn, had opened their store, Joyeria Angelo’s, just two years before, after previously running a shop in Cicero.
On the evening of November 8, 2025, a man entered the store on West 26th Street around 5:50 p.m. pretending to be a customer. He propped the door open with a cellphone, grabbed jewelry from a display case, and fled. Luis and his 63-year-old father, Faustino Alamo Dominguez, ran after the man, chasing him into the street. A struggle broke out as the men tried to stop the robber from getting to a waiting vehicle.
During the confrontation, the robber pulled out a handgun and opened fire. According to prosecutors, the man shot Luis, then exchanged gunfire with Faustino, who had his own weapon.
At that point, a second person, a juvenile, allegedly got out of the getaway vehicle and also shot Faustino. Luis was struck in his chest and leg, and his father was hit in the chest and forearm. Both men were rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The assailants escaped, heading south on Springfield Avenue in a white Maserati SUV.
Chicago police launched a double homicide investigation and released surveillance images of two people they sought to identify. The getaway vehicle was later found torched, but investigators were able to recover fingerprints and DNA evidence from it.
In early 2026, authorities arrested 35-year-old Muhammad Thomas in St. Louis. He was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the deaths of both Luis and Faustino Alamo. At a court hearing, prosecutors presented evidence that included surveillance video, smartphone data, and DNA that they said tied Thomas to the crime.
A Cook County judge ordered Muhammad Thomas to be detained pending trial. Prosecutors also stated that Thomas’s juvenile nephew was connected to the crime and was alleged to have shot Faustino Alamo, though an investigation into charges against the nephew was still ongoing. As of March 2026, Thomas was awaiting trial.
