“She was amazing. It may look hard for a lot of people, but Yasmin was such a great mom,” she said, holding back tears at times. “She loved her kids so much. You could tell they were so loved, and they were so happy.”
On Friday, Jayden will celebrate his first birthday, Pacheco said.
Aimee Clare, an attorney representing Perez’s family, asked for privacy for the relatives.
Lightfoot on Monday told reporters police have “promising leads” and have identified the suspected shooter.
“There’s one person who dealt the fatal shot. But there were others who were standing by who dragged that poor woman out of the car,” the mayor said. “The man who was killed literally used his body as a shield and paid for that with his life.”
The mayor also had a warning for those with the gunman.
“You need to turn yourself in because we are going to spare no resource whatsoever to find them and you and bring you to justice and make sure that these people who created such brazen chaos and harm are held in custody until they see their day in court,” she said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, police said no arrests had been made.
A memorial for Arzuaga was set up Sunday near the shooting scene, and a GoFundMe page was created to cover his funeral costs and Perez’s medical bills. It has raised nearly $34,000.
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