Emilio Vasquez is a grocer.
History[]
Emilio's boss Lester Hale took in schizophrenia patient Kevin Walker after his ex-wife Julia kicked him out of their house to protect herself and her son Tate. Kevin lived in the basement of the store in exchange for being an employee there. When Adam Forbes, a boy Tate's age, regularly came into the store, Kevin gave special attention to him by speaking with him and giving him candy. Eventually, Kevin kidnapped Adam when his psychosis made him believe Adam was Tate. Lester and Emilio saw Kevin with Adam and realized what he had done. They tried to talk to Kevin and carefully take Adam back, but Kevin's hallucinations made him have a psychotic break and fight them. He grabbed a box cutter and stabbed Emilio once, then repeatedly stabbed Lester in the chest, killing him.
Emilio was saved in time by detectives, giving his account at the hospital. Kevin was tracked and arrested, and when he was threatened based on his psychosis, he hinted to detectives where Adam was and they rescued him in time. It was revealed Randall Haber, the CEO of the residential home Kevin was at, harassed him and cut of his medicine, diminishing his capacity and making Haber and the other employees responsible or facilitating Kevin's crimes. Kevin took a plea for being institutionalized, and Haber was pressure to plead guilty for a reduced prison sentence. (SVU: "Coerced")