Business leaders, police discuss safety issues in Lakeview with murder of restaurant worker in mind

CHICAGO (CBS) — A male was murdered in an alley in the active industrial district hardly a block from Wrigley Area in excess of the weekend, and it continues to be on the minds of persons in the location.

As CBS 2’s Steven Graves claimed, small business entrepreneurs joined a conference with law enforcement at the City Hall (19th) District station Tuesday afternoon.

Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) was current at the meeting, which had been planned for some time to talk about safety heading into the summer season season. Sunday’s murder has only heightened the problem.

Hermilo Beltran, 47, was a partner and a father to two women – ages 16 and 9. He was shot a few times at 10:15 p.m. Sunday as he reported to get the job done at the Happy Camper Wrigleyville restaurant, 3458 N. Clark St.

The assault happened in the alley behind the organization.

Beltran’s relatives reported officers told them it was possibly a robbery gone terrible. Beltran’s wallet was stolen, and his cellular phone was remaining behind.

“He was doing the job to put his minimal girls into a much better life,” reported Sam Sanchez, owner of Moe’s Cantina, at 3518 N. Clark St. near Beltran’s place of work. “If you operate late nights, you are often concerned about how you are heading to go household.”

Organization leaders in the area explained worker safety has always been a concern, and some have put in countless numbers of pounds on private safety.

Now, they are hoping city and point out lawmakers devote time on all round crime – not just in the Lakeview region, but across the town.

“How do we get stolen autos from not becoming stolen any longer? How do we get guns off the streets from 15-year-olds?” said Maureen Martino, government director of the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, “and this all has to do with doing work with legislators. And all people in the neighborhood desires to get involved – due to the fact our business enterprise homeowners are executing every little thing they can. This conference these days was about how they run.”

Martino desires extra patrols past Cubs activity times. But a thinning police pressure makes that really hard.

“You will find a good deal of retirement coming,” she stated.

Martino said 1000’s of dollars are previously remaining poured into personal protection. Proprietors also want to see a lot more superior camera technological innovation all around the city.

Sanchez is pushing for advancements to a security invoice at the point out amount – focused on harsher punishments for repeat offenders.

“If we you should not do that, then we hand the streets in excess of to the criminals this summer months,” he claimed.

Meanwhile, funeral arrangements for Beltran – who worked two work opportunities to guidance his household – are at present less than way. Happy Camper and its homeowners have already donated $20,000 to his liked types.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Beltran’s wife and daughters.