Lavon’ta Brown, a 14-year-old boy from North Chicago, was shot multiple times at a Citgo gas station at 1015 10th Street on May 15, 2022, and died after being taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Investigators say occupants of a gold Chevrolet Malibu confronted him; two occupants, identified as Alraum Williams, 19, and Amireon Williams, 20, were armed and fired at Lavon’ta. He produced a gun and fired back before collapsing from a chest wound. The Malibu fled and later crashed near a Home Depot on Belvidere Road in Waukegan. Surveillance footage showed the occupants running from the crash; Amireon Williams was captured hiding in a Home Depot bathroom.

Both Alraum and Amireon Williams were charged with first-degree murder. Alraum Williams was arrested in August 2022 and, after a four-day trial with testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, was found guilty of first-degree murder in March 2024. He faces up to 75 years in prison. Amireon Williams faced first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon charges and was awaiting trial set for May 6, 2024. Lavon’ta’s killing has been described as a gang-related attack; the Lake County Major Crime Task Force handled the investigation.

Did anyone see Lavon’ta at the Citgo that day or have information about the Chevrolet Malibu or the people involved?