As one of those who worked with him said. "Through his example Panadero has confirmed the value of working with youths who have abandoned gangs and decided to take a new path in life." Daniels finest hour was his trip last May to Washington to address a group of business leaders and policymakers. including Guatemalas Vice President Eduardo Stein. at the Guatemalan Embassy. With the help of the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. Daniel obtained a last minute Department of Homeland Security waiver to allow him a visa to travel. Daniels talk motivated the Guatemalan Embassy to begin to raise funds for a tattoo removal project. Daniel may have been killed because he was mistaken for a gang member: A possibility. because of the tattoos on his hands and neck. which he had hoped to have removed.