Second man charged in fatal Belmont Cragin stabbing

Sun-Times file photo SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard A second man has been charged in a fatal 2025 stabbing in Belmont Cragin, according to Chicago police. Jose Ramos, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and mob action, police said. He was arrested Tuesday. Yahir Viveros-Alarcon, 27, died of multiple stab wounds on June 7, 2025, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An already injured Viveros-Alarcon walked into a convenience store in the 5600 block of West Fullerton Avenue at 8:45 p.m., where a witness found him, police said. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead. In November 2025, Sergio Vargas, 29, was arrested and charged with murder and mob action in connection with the fatal stabbing. Ramos is due in court Thursday. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Sun-Times Wire Chicago Public Media Next Up In Crime Sexual assault suspect pawned two PlayStations stolen from victim in Auburn Gresham attack, prosecutors say Lawsuits allege Salvation Army youth pastor sexually abused 3 children in Chicago suburbs 4-year-old girl shot in Auburn Gresham Man found fatally shot in Belmont Cragin alley Feds question 'Broadview 6' judge's authority as clash over top prosecutor's testimony inches closer Man fatally shot himself as authorities tried to arrest him in Back of the Yards, police say