Leonardo Avelos
Died April 6, 1930
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 12, 1930, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Murder Victim Buried
With Leonardo Avelos, Mexican section laborer shot and killed at Ninth and Lake streets last Sunday night, laid at rest in Silver Brook cemetery at 2 p.m. today, the investigation into his death by police quietly, if slowly, continued. Police had no more announcements to make today concerning their efforts to clear up the crime. Careful examination of the shotgun found under a wood pile at Eigth[sic] and Pokagon streets Wednesday and belived[sic] to have been used to slay Avelos, has revealed that the weapon was well kept. Its barrel was not pitted and every joint was well greased. It is apparent that the gun had been in the possession of some one accustomed to the use and care of weapons.