Man Killed in Red Wing was from Guatemala

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on January 25, 2008

Luis Orlando Galicia Mijangos, born on May 25th 1989, was killed by gunshot last Sunday according to the Red Wing police. Luis Orlando was 26 years old and was from the village of Nueva Concepcion, in the province of Escuintla, Guatemala, he lived in Red Wing since he arrived in the U.S. 8 years ago.  He has a brother and a sister in Red Wing and an Uncle in Northfield.

I have spent many hours in Red Wing since Monday and just came back today after a visit to the local paper, the Red Wing Republican Eagle, I accompanied the brother of the deceased and his uncle, who wanted to present some family points to the Red Wing community through the newspaper.

The stories and speculation have created some tensions and the family wanted to do their part in clarifying their position and their opinions rather than having it speculated or delivered second hand.  They asked me to help with this, as well as many of the logistics associated with sending the body of Luis Orlando back to Guatemala and other community relations that will be better described tomorrow in the local newspaper.

If anybody reading this wishes to contribute funds to cover funeral and repatriation expenses, follow this link.

Articles related to this situation can be found at the Red Wing Republican Eagle, the incident was also reported on MPR, Star Tribune and other newspapers, but here are two relevant issues if anybody is interested in checking them out (you may need to create an account, but it is free of charge).

Police ID Murder Victim, 2 More Suspects

Bail Set in Murder Case