My brother was a loving and kind man who, as you can see, was so affectionate. He was so proud of his loved ones; he actually would be the one who always loved to take family photos. I wish I could add more family photos to this because we always had family photos with all of us together because of Miguel and him always asking to take a selfie together or to take a picture of the whole family together. Even with my son and my daughter, my brother would always put them on his lap and he would always ask for a photo of them together.

My brother had a very rough life and chose the wrong path quite a lot of times. We struggled with this for many years and tried to continue to shape him, but unfortunately, these life decisions led him to how he inevitably became murdered.

My brother was killed in my mother’s home and sadly, from the last of the situation that we can tell, he didn’t seem to have put up a fight because there was a plate shattered with food on it that had dropped. There are many reports of neighbors commenting in their neighborhood that they witnessed a man being shot, yelling for help, and calling 911, and then eventually being dragged out of the home by the police for his safety. It breaks my heart to think that he was calling for help in his last moments and that there was nobody there to help.

This is a very challenging time for my mother and me, and we are trying to hold it together as much as we can.

This sudden death we were not prepared for, and I would really love to have a funeral for my brother.

We would love for you to share the story and donate as much as you possibly can, as I would love to share his memory at a funeral and speak about all of the beautiful moments of his life that we shared together.

My brother was a beautiful soul. He would laugh with you, he would baby talk to you, he was so sweet and goofy. It was almost as if he never fully matured into the 39-year-old man that he passed as. I always believed that he was so goofy and sometimes I would even just roll my eyes, but to be honest with you all, I crave now would be his big bear hug and I just wish he could kiss me on my cheek just like he always would, and I just wish I could feel his immensely warm and powerful embrace.