Gage Park murders

Diego Uribe, who is the nephew of Maria Martinez's ex-husband, allegedly arrived at the Martinez household in the late afternoon or early evening of February 2, 2016 with the intention of robbing and killing the family. Uribe was let into the house as he was a frequent visitor to the house and apparently had a good relationship with Maria Martinez's two sons.[8] Uribe then allegedly argued with Maria Martinez in the upper floor of the house before shooting her four times in the head. Noe Martinez Jr. rushed upstairs after hearing the shots, but Uribe allegedly beat him to death with his gun. Rosaura Martinez also rushed upstairs and was allegedly pushed downstairs by Uribe, who then grabbed several knives from the kitchen and stabbed her several times. Uribe then allegedly forced the young boys to retrieve cash, an Xbox and other valuables from various rooms in the house. Uribe then allegedly took the younger boy, Alexi, to the basement and stabbed him to death, and then returned upstairs and murdered the older boy, who begged for his life saying "Please no! Please don't! I just want to live!"[9] Uribe then waited for the grandfather, Noe Martinez Sr. to arrive back to house from the store, whereupon he beat and stabbed him to death.[10]

Uribe and Ramos made off with the Xbox, about $550 in cash and jewelry which they pawned for about $150.[10] Ramos is not believed to have directly committed any of the murders but has been described as an "active participant" in the massacre.[8]

The exact time at which the murders were committed is unknown, but the victims stop answering texts and phone calls to their cell phones between 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on February 2.[10]

Police were called to the home to perform a well-being check after a coworker of one of the victims, Noe Martinez Jr, expressed concern because the victim had not gone to work since February 2. The bodies were discovered at around 1:05 p.m. on February 4[2] and quickly identified.[11] No one from the family had been seen since February 2.[3] Police initially stated that the events may have been a murder-suicide but later ruled that all the deaths were homicides.[12] The bodies were scattered throughout the entire home, which has led investigators to believe there were multiple attackers. Five of the victims were stabbed and beaten while the sixth, Maria Martinez, was shot to death.[13]

Three different bladed weapons, believed to be knives, as well as a firearm, were used to commit the murders. However, none of the murder weapons were found, though a rifle was discovered in the house.[14]

The family dog, Pelusa (Spanish for "fuzzy"), was found alive inside the house covered in blood.[15]

• Noe Martinez Sr., 62
• Rosaura Martinez, 58, wife of Noe Martinez
• Noe Martinez Jr., 38, son of Noe and Rosaura Martinez
• Maria Herminia Martinez, 32, daughter of Noe and Rosaura Martinez
• Leonardo "Leo" Cruz, 13, son of Maria Martinez
• Alexis "Alexi" Cruz, 10, son of Maria Martinez

All of the victims were to be buried in Mexico. The Mexican Consulate of Chicago assisted in moving the bodies to Mexico.[14]