Pedro Rios Jr.

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 7/4/2014

Place of the incident:

Chicago, Cook, IL
Portage Park

Pedro Rios Jr. was walking about 10 p.m. in Portage Park when police spotted an object protruding from the boy's waistband, police said. When officers tried to question Rios, he reached for what turned out to be a .44 Magnum revolver, they said.Police opened fire. Rios was pronounced dead at 10:07 p.m. on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

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