Family honors man with disability who was fatally shot in Little Village

Saturday, March 7, 2020
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man with a mental disability who was shot and killed in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood is being remembered by his family.

Ivan Vega, 32, was shot Thursday while walking near W 23rd St. and S St. Louis Ave.
[Ads /]
His family said Vega, who had the mental capacity of a child, cared about everyone.

"He wasn't my uncle he was more of a big brother to me because he will always care for me," said Luz Hernandez, Vega's niece. "That's how I felt about him."
[Ads /]
Police are investigating this as a possible case of mistaken identity.

No one is in custody, as of late Saturday.
Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.