The Brief
- Family and community members honored Private First Class Chrys Carvajal on what would have been his 25th birthday.
- The FBI is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph “Troubles” Matos, who remains wanted in Carvajal’s 2021 killing.
- Carvajal’s mother is pleading for anyone with information to come forward, saying even after nearly five years she refuses to give up hope.
CHICAGO – Nearly five years after the murder of Illinois Army National Guard Private First Class Chrys Carvajal, his family is once again asking the public for help in bringing his killer to justice.
The backstory:
On Thursday evening, family, friends and community leaders gathered at the 36th Ward office to honor Carvajal’s life and military service. The gathering also marked what would have been his 25th birthday.…