Malah’ki Elijah Lee was 15 and a Guilford High School student when he was shot and killed on November 23, 2021. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. as he walked home after getting off the school bus on Ashland Avenue in Rockford, Illinois. Reports say he was known for his passion for football and was not involved in activities that would have made him a target.

The Rockford Police Department investigated the scene. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains open. The community held a vigil and organized a fundraiser to assist the family, who include parents Coretta Meeks and Brian Lee and his siblings.

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