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Ar-15 has been dominating the Brighton Park area ever since that train robbery a couple years ago:
Gunman in mask fatally shoots 2 with rifle in Brighton Park
Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Ese Olumhense, Elyssa Cherney
Two men were killed in a rifle shooting in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side while five other people were wounded in city gunfire between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
In the fatal attack, the men, both 29, were pronounced dead on the scene in the 2400 block of West 47th Street about 1:55 a.m. Sunday, according to police and law enforcement sources.
More than 20 .223-caliber shell casings, which are typically used in AR-15 rifles, littered the street and sidewalk, sources said. The gunman, who was wearing a mask, jumped out of a gray Toyota Corolla and opened fire before getting back in the car and fleeing east on 47th.
The 29-year-olds were leaving a party and were both affiliated with the Satan Disciples street gang, according to family members at the scene and police.
Family members identified the men as Alejandro Arellano and Angel Rosario. They were childhood friends who grew up together in the neighborhood.
"We all say he was a good boy, a respectable father, but to them (police), he is just a gangbanger," said Arellano's older sister, Maria Alicia.
She said her brother was involved in gang life at times but had distanced himself in most recent years. Arellano has two children, a 9-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl, the sister said.
Rosario had a 7-year-old daughter and prided himself on being her father, said the girl's mother, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He already bought her a Christmas present, the woman said.
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Rosario was also in the process of getting his gang-related facial tattoos removed, she said.
"This is what he grew up around," she said.
Rosario and Arellano were "best friends, always together," the woman said.
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