The victim’s family told WGN News that the shooting claimed the life of 21-year-old Zulma Daniela Calderon Pacheco, affectionately known to her loved ones as Dani.
She turned 21 in January and was the oldest of five children.
“I called my mom and then I heard her crying, and she told me that Dani died, and I was crying also,” Dani’s 7-year-old brother Engember Ochoa said. “He accidentally shot the wrong person, and now he shot my sister.”
Dani had gone to Mansion Live Nightclub in Stone Park on Friday night with Joel Chimborazo, her boyfriend of five years.
“She was like, I guess, the love of my life,” Chimborazo said.
While they were dancing, a fight broke out behind them and a gun was fired.
“When I heard the gunshot, I dropped and she drops, too, and I was scared, because I thought that bullet went that way or something. I go down and reach for her. She feels heavier than usual, because I’m trying to pick her up, and her hair was just in her face, covering her face,” Chimborazo recalled. “I saw blood coming out, but I was just too scared. I was scared that it was just going to be in her face.
“I just didn’t want to see a bullet in her face, if I’m being honest. So I don’t know where she got shot.”
Chimborazo and his friends carried Dani outside, but it was too late.
The family said they will get justice for Dani, but for now they’re focused on honoring her memory.
“I love her, and I know she’s going to be watching on top of us,” Chimborazo said.
Additionally, Mansion Live posted a statement on its social media feeds Saturday morning acknowledging “the incident that took place at Mansion Live last night.”
That statement also said the club was closed Saturday night “in honor of our community and to allow space for healing.”
Dani’s family said they believe a security guard from the nightclub has been taken into custody, but authorities have not confirmed that bit of information.
WGN News has reached out to Stone Park police to see if any arrests have been in the investigation. Police have not yet provided an update.
Another deadly shooting happened outside Mansion Live Nightclub in 2020, which led to a suspect being shot by police
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been set up for Dani’s family.
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