Yasmin Perez

Yasmin Perez is remembered by family and friends chiefly as a devoted mother and loving partner whose life revolved around her young children. Public accounts and family fundraising pages identify Yasmin as the mother of a daughter, Sofiya, and a son, Jayden. Those close to her say family was her first priority; community tributes and a widely-shared GoFundMe created after the June 2021 attack emphasize the couple’s role as parents and the urgent need to care for the children they left behind.

Friends described Yasmin as someone who cared deeply for her family. News coverage recounts that she and her partner, Gyovanny (Gyo) Arzuaga, celebrated with others in Humboldt Park on June 19, 2021. Those reports—and the fundraiser organized by relatives—document the immediate outpouring of support from neighbors, friends, and strangers who contributed to funeral and survivor assistance, highlighting how many people wanted to help the young family in the wake of tragedy.

While public records and news stories focus on the violence that took her life, the material that families and friends shared centers on Yasmin’s roles at home: mother, partner, and part of a close circle of relatives who stepped forward to support Sofiya and Jayden. The GoFundMe organizer identified herself as a cousin and god-sister, and many accounts reference the couple’s ties to Hanover Park and the broader Chicago-area community.

There is limited publicly available personal detail beyond her role as a parent and the circumstances surrounding her death. That scarcity of private information makes it all the more important to hold to what is verifiable: Yasmin Perez was a young mother whose sudden loss left two small children in need of care and a community grieving the life that was cut short. This remembrance honors her primary, verified identities—mother and family member—and acknowledges the love and responsibility she carried for her children.

Those who wish to honor Yasmin are encouraged to remember her as someone who loved her children and to support the people who continue to care for them. The public response after June 2021—prayers, memorials, and fundraising—speaks to the human connections she had and the compassion of those who rallied around her family.