An article on the Concealed Nation site relates the shooting which led to the death of Elvis Garcia. He was the father of two and known as a good neighbor and a protector. Perhaps the latter reputation made him the target of a gang shooting.
The article quotes the Chicago Tribune:
Around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, when he saw some neighbors outside his home in the 10000 block of Avenue M, it only made sense that he’d strike up a conversation.
A short time later, Chicago police said, two gunmen drove up and started shooting at the three men who’d gathered in the street. The other men, ages 20 and 27, also were shot, but Rocha says home surveillance video shows the attackers kept firing at Garcia.
Though mortally wounded, he had the determined heart of a sheepdog, as the Concealed Nation article reveals:
Garcia was shot twice and fell to the ground. Still, he found the strength to draw his handgun and fire back at the attackers.
He fired one round, shooting and killing one of the two suspects.
The other suspect fled in the vehicle but was later found and arrested.
I do not know Elvis Garcia's relationship to God, whether he followed Christ or not, but his final acts stand as a challenge that I remain true to my calling as one of my Lord's sheepdogs.
You may read the entire article at the link below.
You may read the entire article at the link below.
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