Larry Purnell, a 64-year-old man from Chicago, was shot and killed on May 7, 2022, after running toward gunfire in the West Pullman neighborhood to see if anyone needed help. He had been working in the backyard of a home preparing for a Mother’s Day celebration when, as he stepped around the corner of the house, he was struck in the chest by the same gunmen who had shot two other people on the porch. Purnell was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

The attack also killed 26-year-old Brandon Slater at the scene; a 27-year-old man suffered a leg wound and was listed in good condition at Christ Medical Center. The shooting happened in the 11600 block of South Lowe Avenue. Chicago detectives said no arrests had been made and that there was no video of the attack; authorities asked the public for help identifying the perpetrators.

Purnell’s wife, Sharon Purnell, described him as a strong, giving man who hired neighborhood youth for his landscaping and demolition business and was the family’s sole provider, caring also for a mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s disease.

Did anyone in West Pullman see or hear anything that night that could help investigators identify who carried out this shooting?