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Family of man killed trying to stop car theft seeks ‘justice for Sal’ and calls on police to solve case

Ofelia, left, and Marcelina Herrera, front, help lead a march in honor of their son and brother, Salvador Herrera, on Nov. 12, 2023, starting in the 700 block of South Loomis Street on Chicago's Near West Side, where he was shot and killed Oct. 15 while trying to stop a car theft on his way to his Pilsen neighborhood home.

Marcelina Herrera grabbed a bullhorn Sunday afternoon, urging a crowd of dozens to chant “justice for Sal” loud enough so he could hear them all the way in heaven as they marched through the Near West Side.

“My brother was the most selfless, caring, happy person

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