Hector Leyva

How they died

Deadly force

Police shot and killed Hector Levya when he allegedly pointed a gun at them on the Northwest Side. At around 11 p.m., an officer at the intersection of Diversey and Laramie told Leyva he couldn't go in the direction he wanted because police were diverting traffic. Leyva reportedly became upset and drove off, striking the officer, and then crashing into two parked cars a few blocks later. Levya allegedly leaned out the window with a handgun, and police shot him when he refused to drop it. The officer Levya struck was treated and released.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Hector Leyva, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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