Rodney James Strong, a 29-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on November 10, 2022, near a McDonald’s in the Princeton Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was with his mother, Chalesia Clayton, when gunfire erupted; Clayton suffered a gunshot wound to her right forearm and still has a pin and three screws in her arm. Rodney was struck in his body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been announced in Rodney’s killing and the investigation remains open. The family endured further tragedy less than a year later when Rodney’s 16-year-old sister, Heaven Taylor, was fatally stabbed during an argument in the Loop area of Chicago.

Anyone who knew Rodney, was near Princeton Park on November 10, 2022, or has information that could help identify the suspects is asked to come forward.