Lugean Turner, 17, was shot dead on July 24, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. According to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office, Turner and a 16-year-old boy were in the backyard of a home on South Peoria Street around 1:15 a.m. when someone opened fire. Turner was hit in the chest and died after being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The 16-year-old survived with an abdominal wound and was treated in serious condition at the same hospital.

Police arrested a 14-year-old boy about 1.5 miles from the shooting scene; that youth was charged with felony counts of murder and attempted murder and identified as the shooter. A GoFundMe page set up after the killing described Turner as someone who lost his life trying to protect his friends. The case has prompted calls for justice and renewed attention to gun violence affecting young people in the city.

If anyone knew Lugean or has information about the shooting, please share what you can.