Family Asks for Help to Repatriate the Body of Aquiles Rivas

• Family Requests Help to Repatriate Body of Aquiles Rivas.
• A tragedy envelops a Honduran family.
• Here are the details.

The family of Aquiles Rivas, a 35-year-old Honduran immigrant who died in a tragic incident of violence, is asking for community support to repatriate his body to Honduras.

Rivas, who was a father of two and lived in the United States, died after being shot seven times with a nine-millimeter handgun.

The fatal shooting occurred after a misunderstanding, according to Karla Portillo, the victim’s sister-in-law.

The incident involved Rivas and another man who was shot three times. Portillo explained that the violence erupted when a friend of Rivas, with whom he had a 15-year friendship, felt offended by a comment.

Family Requests Help to Repatriate Body of Aquiles Rivas

Rivas had jokingly called him «father-in-law» in the presence of his daughter, which apparently provoked the friend, armed with a handgun, to wait for Rivas and shoot him.

The tragic event has raised significant concern about the control of gun violence in the community.

Rivas’ family is affected, not only by the loss of their loved one but also by the circumstances surrounding his death.

Additionally, the grief is compounded by the situation of Rivas’ children, who are now without a mother, as she is in prison.

A GoFundMe has been created discussing Aquiles Rivas

Rivas was known for his values and being a good father, and his family remembers him as a person of integrity and affection.

The community is now united in the effort to help the family cope with this tragedy and repatriate Rivas’ body so that he can rest in his homeland.

Donations to cover the repatriation expenses and support the family during this difficult time are crucial. Here is the GoFundMe link.

The family is calling for solidarity so that they can fulfill Aquiles’ last wish and provide him with a proper farewell in his country of origin.

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