CHICAGO (WGN) — The family of a woman severely injured in a shooting more than two and a half years ago is preparing for the end of her life.
In 2022, Mariah Vera was celebrating her 25th birthday at the Vera Lounge—her family’s bar in the Northwest Side neighborhood of Portage Park.
At about 2:30 in the morning, a man opened fire following a fight at the bar. Vera’s father, Ricky, and two others—26-year-old Mario Pozuelos and 24-year-old Mercedes Tavares—were killed by the gunman…