Kentrell McNeal was a 15-year-old student at Simeon Career Academy who was shot and killed on September 21, 2021, outside a McDonald’s in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened in the 5200 block of South Lake Park Avenue while Kentrell and a 14-year-old boy were sitting in a car; the younger boy was critically wounded but survived.

Cook County prosecutors say the incident began after an altercation that started when the two groups exchanged looks at a nearby gas station. Surveillance footage and witness testimony were used to identify a 17-year-old suspect, Amare Weatherspoon, who was arrested on October 12, 2022, and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Kentrell was active in the nonprofit youth group Good Kids Mad City and remembered for his sense of humor; his death prompted outrage in the community.

If anyone knew Kentrell, saw the area that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.