Martinus M. King was 17 when he was fatally shot on October 2, 2021, in the Rosemoor neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened in the basement of a residence in the 100 block of East 107th Street at about 6:10 p.m. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and died there less than an hour later.

Investigators have not identified any suspects or persons of interest, and no arrests have been announced. The case remains under investigation; police and family have appealed to the public for information. Martinus’s death was one of several violent incidents in the city that weekend and has been noted in discussions about gun violence affecting young African American males in Chicago.

If anyone has information about what happened in the basement at East 107th Street on October 2, 2021, please share tips with the Chicago Police Department.