Crime & Safety
Tenant Accused Of Stabbing Chicago Landlord To Death; Family Can't Understand Why
The landlord, Lorenzo Lavalle, is remembered as a pillar in the community – even helping newly arriving migrants get on their feet.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A landlord in the Back of the Yards neighborhood was attacked and killed recently, and police suspect his tenant in the deadly stabbing.
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The landlord, Lorenzo Lavalle, is remembered as a pillar in the community – even helping newly arriving migrants get on their feet.
His wife, Katia Espinoza, said her husband treated his tenants in the six-unit wood-frame apartment building in the 1700 block of West 45th Street as more than just neighbors.
