Fifteen-year-old Damarion L. Benson was shot and killed on July 21, 2021, in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. He was struck in the head at the corner of Douglas Boulevard and Christiana Avenue and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. That evening two nearby shootings left ten people wounded in total; Damarion’s 16-year-old cousin, Devion Wright, was also shot in the head and placed on life support, and three men in their early twenties were injured.

In the weeks after the attack investigators sought public assistance as witnesses were initially reluctant to come forward. The investigation later produced an arrest: 18-year-old Detrevion Williams was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Damarion Benson and Devion Wright and was being held in Cook County Jail. Damarion’s mother, Brittany Benson, described him as a typical teenager who helped her with daily tasks because she is visually impaired and who was due to begin at Wells Community Academy in the fall.

Does anyone have information about movements in the Douglas and Christiana area on the evening of July 21, 2021, or knew Damarion or his cousin and can help investigators?