Thirteen-year-old Lavell Winslow was shot and killed on October 14, 2022, in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head at Lerner Park around 10 p.m.; an off-duty police officer who heard the shot saw several teenagers running from the scene and discovered Lavell on a park bench. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition and later died.

Lavell’s parents described him as a bright student who was recently placed in an advanced math class and hoped to pursue a career in computers. They say he was not involved in gang activity and believe his death was not accidental; Alderwoman Debra Silverstein had earlier suggested the shooting might have been accidental. Chicago police are searching for the gunman and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in Lerner Park on the night of October 14, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.