NYC lawyer shot dead while vacationing in Chile, father says

According to his loved ones a New York lawyer who experienced been lacking for additional than a 7 days was shot dead during a trip in Chile.

Eric Garvin, 38, past seen on Jan. 14 in Santiago, the country’s funds city, was fatally shot on his way to evening meal in what appeared to be a random attack, his father introduced on Fb.

“This is the darkest chapter of our life mainly because we are dwelling each parent’s worst nightmare,” his father, Eric Garvin, wrote on Facebook.

In the publish, Garvin recalled their son, who he named Gene just after his middle title Eugene, was “executing what he liked to do, which was vacation abroad” prior to they received news of his dying.

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Eric Garvin, a New York lawyer, was shot lifeless on his way to evening meal although vacationing in Chile.
(Eric D. Garvin/Fb)

“On Saturday, January 21st my wife Anna and I acquired tragic news from Chile. Our son was finally uncovered by the Santiago Police in a medical center morgue,” the submit ongoing. “Preliminary reviews propose that as my son went out to evening meal in downtown Santiago, he was shot numerous moments whilst becoming robbed by 3-4 men. My son was on your own.”

Garvin explained he and his daughter, Naomi — the younger Eric’s sister — would be traveling to Santiago to see the return of Eric’s body.

“We hope to come across out a lot more about what happened,” he added in the post. “To date, Santiago authorities have not instructed us considerably. We are hoping we will study a lot more.”

The father said the younger Eric visited additional than 40 nations around the world and that lots of of his travels integrated Naomi.

Eric Garvin has traveled to as quite a few as 40 countries in advance of he was fatally shot in Chile before this thirty day period.
(Eric D. Garvin/Facebook)

He also explained the household appreciated the sort words and prayers they have acquired more than social media.

“Anna, Naomi and I have obtained an abundance of enjoy, prayers and donations, which we profoundly enjoy. We are speechless about this amazing outpouring of like,” Garvin wrote.

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He added: “The initial couple days we couldn’t see any mild in this tragic information, but right now we are starting to see a glimmer of gentle and hope. Your prayers and your love are serving to us see to the light-weight yet again.”

The family’s patriarch formerly claimed their son graduated higher university in Maryland, went on to attend regulation school at the College of Maryland, and moved to Staten Island to proceed his community advocacy, in accordance to Eyewitness Information.

Eric Garvin, a graduate of College of Maryland law faculty, labored as an lawyer in New York City just before he was shot dead in Chile.
(Eric D. Garvin/Facebook)

He labored for the Metropolis Council and Mayor Invoice de Blasio’s Workplace of Felony Justice, especially on initiatives to overcome gun violence.

The younger Garvin was set to fly to Argentina the day soon after he was killed, per the report. He was traveling throughout Chile with a close friend, who was not with him at the time of the capturing.

Eric Garvin was fatally shot in the course of a random assault in Chile, his father stated on Fb. 
(Eric D. Garvin/Facebook)

Staten Island Assemblyman Charles Drop expressed his condolences on Twitter.

“Deeply saddened to listen to the information of Eric Garvin’s passing,” Staten Island Assemblyman Charles Tumble tweeted. “Eric was a expensive good friend to me and so many in our neighborhood. My heartfelt condolences are with Margie Garvin and the full Garvin relatives.”

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