Man dies months after Logan Square shooting: ‘He is generous, kind hearted, gentle’

Alex Alvarado, 19, was shot Aug. 20 and remained hospitalized for more than three months. He died Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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Alex Alvarado, de 19 años, murió el 29 de noviembre de una herida de bala, según las autoridades. | Cortesía

Alex Alvarado, 19, was shot Aug. 20 in the Logan Square neighborhood. He died Nov. 29 of a gunshot wound, officials said.

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A man has died more than three months after he was shot in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Alex Alvarado, 19, was riding in the backseat of a car about 2:45 a.m. Aug. 20 in the 3400 block of West Fullerton Avenue when a motorcyclist pulled up and fired shots, striking Alvarado in the neck, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He died Wednesday of a gunshot wound, according to an autopsy released Friday by the medical examiner’s office.

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Alvarado, of the Humboldt Park neighborhood, had remained hospitalized in critical condition since the attack, his family said. They described him as a “wonderful son, brother, and friend” who could make anyone smile and “brighten up the whole room.”

“His energy is like no other, only seeing the positive in everything. Alex has always wanted to be someone that could make a change in the world,” his family wrote in a GoFundMe created to cover funeral costs.

“Alex is a unique soul: everyone who ever met him knew what an amazing person he is,” the family wrote. “He is generous, kind hearted, gentle and has so much to offer to this world until it was stripped away from him.”

The fundraiser had collected more than $5,500 as of Friday.

No arrests have been made in the shooting.

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