US EditionGabriel Calixto Arrested in Mexico, 2 Years After Girlfriend Emma Shafer's Murder
Gabriel P. Calixto faces charges of three counts of first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery for the stabbing death of Emma Shafer in Springfield, Illinois, officials said.
- On August 28, 2025, Sangamon County State's Attorney John C. Milhiser announced Gabriel P. Calixto was apprehended in Mexico.
- On July 11, 2023, police found Emma Shafer fatally stabbed in the 1000 block of South Eighth Street, Springfield, Illinois, and Gabriel P. Calixto was identified as the suspect who fled and was indicted by a Sangamon County Grand Jury.
- Court records show prior convictions and immigration history including Gabriel P. Calixto, 27, facing three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated domestic battery, with a prior felony kidnapping conviction and lost DACA eligibility before being granted asylum in 2021.
- Extradition proceedings are now underway to bring Calixto back to Illinois, with federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney's Offices, and the U.S. Marshals Service coordinating efforts.
- Following the arrest, political debate reopened over sanctuary policies as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged leaders to abandon them, while Shafer's family condemned politicizing her death.
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domigood.comIllegal Alien Boyfriend Arrested in Mexico for Brutal 2023 Stabbing Death of Illinois Immigrant Activist Emma Shafer
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the arrest in Mexico Thursday of 27-year-old riel Calixto-Picardo in the brutal stabbing death of his girlfriend, immigrant activist Emma Shafer, 24, that occurred at Shafer’s Springfield, Illinois home on July 11, 2023.
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