Ricardo Granadillo Padilla
Edward Martinez Cermeno
CHICAGO, IL - On Tuesday, May 20th, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced
the arrest of two illegal immigrants, who are part of the violent
Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), for their connection to a mass
shooting that happened in December 2024.
The suspected shooters were involved in a mass shooting that took place
on December 2, 2024 at a house party in Chicago. The party was
predominately attended by Venezuelan nationals. The incident resulted in
multiple injuries and the loss of three lives. Authorities believe that
the shooting was perpetrated by members of TdA.
The two shooters have been identified as 25-year-old Venezuelan national
Ricardo Granadillo Padilla and 24-year-old Venezuelan national Edward
Martinez Cermeno. ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago and
Raleigh, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Raleigh, U.S. Border
Patrol Tactical Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service, and CBP Air and Marine
Operations in Raleigh arrested Padillo on February 8th.
Padillo is currently in federal custody after being sentenced in March
for illegally entering the United States in 2022 near El Paso, Texas.
According to ICE, "Multiple firearms, high-capacity magazines,
narcotics, and fraudulent documents were seized in January 2025 from
Padillo's residence in Chicago. During his arrest in Raleigh, North
Carolina, a pistol, ammunition, and other evidentiary items were also
seized."
Cermeno was arrested on January 26th by ICE HSI Chicago and the CBP
Office of Border Patrol in Schaumburg, Illinois. He was initially
released by a federal magistrate judge in Illinois following a federal
detention hearing, but was then re-arrested by ICE HSI Chicago on
administrative immigration charges for being illegally present in the
United States.
Cermeno is currently in federal custody facing criminal charges for
illegally entering the United States in 2023 near Eagle Pass, Texas.
According to ICE, "Over the past six weeks, 16 additional TdA members
and associates of the shooters in the Chicago area and Raleigh, North
Carolina were arrested by ICE HSI Chicago on immigration charges.
According to FOX32,
the shooting unfolded around 2:00 p.m. on December 2, 2024 inside a
home in the 3500 block of West 95th Street during a social gathering
attended predominately by Venezuelan nationals. Police said that eight
people — five men and three women between the ages of 20 and 35 — were
shot. Three men were pronounced dead at the scene or at area hospitals,
including a 26-year-old and a 28-year-old.
The other victims sustained a range of injuries, including gunshot
wounds to the head, abdomen, and limbs. Graffiti believed to be gang
related was found on fences and trash bins behind the house. The
suspects have not yet been formally charged in connection with the
shootings, but law enforcement agencies said criminal investigations are
ongoing.
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