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Francisco Valencia, a student at DePaul University, was shot and killed at a Halloween party Saturday.

Police Searching for DePaul Student's Killer

Updated: Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 1:21 PM CST
Published : Monday, 02 Nov 2009, 7:29 AM CST

By Anita Padilla, FOX Chicago News

Chicago - Chicago police still have no arrests, but are following several leads in the Halloween killing of a DePaul University student.

Reportedly several people saw the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Francisco “Frankie” Valencia on Saturday night.

Valencia was attending a Halloween party in Humboldt Park along the 1700 block of North Rockwell when someone who wasn't invited opened fire around 1 a.m. Sunday.

The gunfire reportedly took place following an argument. Valencia was hit in the chest by a single bullet and was pronounced dead three hours later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Daisy Camacho, also a senior at DePaul, was also struck in the neck by a bullet. As of Monday morning, she is listed in serious, but stable condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital.

Friends of Valencia said he was kind, nice and extremely goal-oriented.

University officials considered the political science major and resident advisor one of their rising stars.

Valencia would have graduated next June.

Efforts are underway Monday to hold a vigil for Valencia at 5:30 p.m. at the University's Quad area in Lincoln Park, and a card signing will take place at the campus Cultural Center starting around 9 a.m.

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