A 12-year-old boy, Marcell Wilson, was shot and killed at home in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on January 2, 2022. Marcell was in a back bedroom playing video games with his 13-year-old sister around 11:25 p.m. when someone he knew pointed a gun at him and fired once, striking him in the chest. He ran toward his mother’s room crying that he had been shot but collapsed before reaching her and later died at Comer Children’s Hospital.

Police identified 21-year-old Jaran Hughes as the shooter. Hughes had been staying with Marcell’s older brother after being kicked out of his girlfriend’s house earlier that day. Hughes fled the scene leaving personal items behind, was later found in Racine, Wisconsin, and was charged with first-degree murder. Witness testimony and online communications were cited in the case.

If anyone knew Marcell or was present that night, can you share what you remember?