ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Loved ones fill Veronica DeLeon’s front porch. The grandmother holds a baby while others gaze toward the street with teary eyes.
Veronica calls the family surrounding her a “silver lining” since her son suddenly died days before.
On Sept. 19, Rockford Police responded to gunshots near the 1200 block of Milford Avenue. Veronica says Nate Rico, her 28-year-old son, died in the shooting…