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Chicago, Illinois, United States
December 11, 2022
Samuel Parsons-Salas, 32, was caught on camera grabbing a gun from a vehicle outside Vera's Lounge early Sunday — then picking out his victims, shooting some at point-blank range, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
The daughter of one of the three people killed was seen running up to her fallen father — just for Parsons-Salas to walk up and shoot her in the head, leaving her in critical condition. The violent felon — who was finally arrested Monday after running from SWAT cops — was also charged with kidnapping a woman he allegedly held hostage while fleeing the scene.
The killing spree came less than three months after Parsons-Salas was paroled after a 2014 conviction for an armed home invasion in which two people were shot dead.
Parsons-Salas had been attending a party at the Vera Lounge celebrating the 25th birthday of Maria Vera, the woman left “fighting for her life” after being shot in the head. He grabbed the gun after being kicked out of the party, repeatedly opening fire once confronted outside.
Vera's 50-year-old father, Ricky Vera, and Mario Pozuelos, 26, were pronounced dead at the scene. Mercedes Tavares, a 24-year-old mother of three, was pronounced dead later at a hospital.
Parsons-Salas is charged with three counts of murder as well as attempted murder and kidnapping. He was expected in bond court on Wednesday.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/paroled-felon-charged-with-mass-shooting-in-chicago/
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The man on the right of the camera thinks it's very clever to play dead. The gunman very clearly shot the man in the car and then the man on the ground, and he knew he didn't shoot you, so when he came up to you, you were the victim.
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