Vigil held for mother killed in hit-and-run in Detroit

Iris Liciaga, 32, was out strolling on Might 16, like she at all times did. Whether or not it was to her job as a custodian at Harms Elementary college, or to the shop.

She was on the sidewalk, within the median close to Livernois and McMillan, when surveillance video exhibits a crimson choose up truck plow proper into her. Police stated the motive force of that truck, 24-year-old Leonardo Emmanuel Munoz Gutierrez, wasn’t listening to the curving of the street and bumped into her.

On Sunday, her family and friends gathered within the median to recollect her.

“She was a mom first earlier than even doing issues for herself, she didn’t care if there was a few days she went and not using a meal, however she at all times had meals on the desk for her children,” stated Adrianna Vega.

Liciaga was the mom of two boys. Her work household from DPS didn’t simply convey balloons and candles to her memorial however loopy, colourful pairs of socks. Liciaga at all times wore loopy socks on the surface of her denims. It was her approach to get the elementary college children to narrate to her. They cherished asking her about her socks.

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“She was youthful than me however she was a mom determine,” stated Jessica Ramirez.

The household is elevating cash to ship her physique again to New York so she will be buried subsequent to her mom. You possibly can donate by clicking the hyperlink right here.