Antonique Alexander was 16 when she was shot in the head inside a home in Chicago’s West Garfield Park on the evening of Friday, May 13, 2022, in the 4300 block of West Adams Street. Officers found her lying face down and unresponsive about 6:50 p.m.; she was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and died there the following Wednesday evening, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An initial autopsy was reported as inconclusive pending further investigation.

A 19-year-old man, identified as Steven Jackson, walked into the home while detectives were processing the scene and told officers he had been present when the shooting occurred, saying he had removed the firearm and would show them where he hid it. Jackson was arrested and charged with obstructing justice and destroying evidence; bail was set at $15,000.

The case remained focused in contemporaneous coverage on the fatal injury, a hospital vigil, and the alleged removal of the weapon, leaving unanswered who fired the shot that killed Antonique. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or the identity of the shooter?