Family members of a National Guard soldier who was shot to death nearly five years ago on Chicago's North Side are hoping that a 50-thousand-dollar reward being offered by the FBI will lead to a suspect's capture.
Chrys Carvajal was leaving a party on the fourth of July weekend in 2021 when he was shot to death, allegedly by two gang members.
The FBI later called it "random."
Carvajal was about to turn 20.
A suspect, Joseph Matos, who goes by the nickname "Troubles," was arrested but there wasn't enough evidence for charges and he was released.
He was indicted on federal racketeering charges in 2024 and he disappeared.
"To Joseph Matos, I represent veterans here in Chicago and I can let you know clear, we will not give up until justice is served for our brother," said Marcos Torres, a Veteran's Affairs liaison in the office of Alderman Gilbert Villegas.
He joined Carvajal's family members at the scene of the shooting, calling attention to the reward.
"To the person responsible for taking my brother, you can run, you can hide, but you cannot escape what you've done," said his sister, Jennifer Ramirez.
"To think of a young man that raised his right hand for his country, willing to die for this country, only to find himself dying here in a war in the streets of Chicago," Ald. Villegas said. "It really, really hurt us."
Joseph Matos was indicted along with the second suspect, Gary Roberson. He's in federal custody and awaiting trial.
