Content creator shot to death on Pilsen sidewalk remembered as 'a lover of life'

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A content creator's family is devastated after he was shot to death on a sidewalk on the city's West Side on Saturday evening.

Chicago police said the shooting happened in the Pilsen neighborhood's 1400-block of West 18th Street just after 8:15 p.m.

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Bibiano Ruano, 24, was on the sidewalk when two people approached him and fired shots, police said.

Police said he was shot in the head and knee. Ruano was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

"I always read about it and it breaks my heart, other people, how could people do this to other people? And now, I'm living through it. It's a whole different hurt," said Amanda Ruano, the victim's sister.

Ruano, an entertainer also known as Bibi Da King, created content on social media and reality television.

Ruano's family says he never got involved in the wrong crowds, and he simply enjoyed connecting with people online, where he created all sorts of videos.

"He was a home body, and he would just come out here and there, and the one night, he actually went out, they took him," Ruano's sister said.

Ruano's family says he had been living in the city with his girlfriend for multiple years now.

It is a loss loved ones cannot comprehend as they say he was always making others smile.

"Such a sweetheart, such a go-getter. Ambitious, a lover of life. He was just a risk-taker, everything I aspire to be," his sister said.

A GoFundMe has already raised more than $5,000 for the family. Ruano leaves behind his parents, three siblings and his girlfriend.

Now Thats TV, a company Ruano created content for, issued a statement, saying, "We are deeply saddened by the news regarding our beloved Bibi Da King. Our hearts are heavy with grief. Bibi was a true breath of fresh air at Now Thats TV. Always kind, genuine and full of life. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. We also hold Cristal, his girlfriend and fellow cast member, especially close in our hearts. Please join us in sending love, support and strength to everyone who loved Bibi."

Police said the suspected shooters fled the scene in an unknown direction.

No one is in custody, and Area Three detectives are investigating.

Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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