A Chicago man could face 16 years in his ex-girlfriend’s shooting death in Hammond.
Hector Delgado, 24, pleaded guilty in documents filed Feb. 5 to voluntary manslaughter.
A judge would have to accept the plea deal. His sentencing hearing is April 7.
He was originally charged with two counts of murder, burglary, one count of domestic battery, and strangulation in the Oct. 18, 2021 death of Alyssa Flores, 18.
Court records allege he broke into a house where she lived, beat, strangled and shot her to death in her bedroom.
Hammond Police responded on Oct. 18, 2021 to the 4000 block of Towle Avenue. A door was broken open. There was broken glass and blood on the door.
A relative said he found Flores covered by a blanket. She was beaten so badly, he didn’t recognize her. He was at work when Flores’ boss at a dentist office said she hadn’t arrived for work.
She and Delgado met at a Chicago high school and dated for 3-4 years, relatives said. He was full of “jealousy” and had been “abusive” for years, according to court documents.
Post-Tribune archives contributed.
