Myron Richardson was 19 when his body was found in the trunk of a burning car on July 6, 2021, on Chicago’s Far South Side near the Bishop Ford Expressway. Emergency crews arrived after a car fire was reported about 10:30 p.m. and discovered Richardson with a gunshot wound to the head. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

The family has expressed deep frustration with the Chicago Police Department about communication in the investigation. Myron’s mother, Carmela Richardson, reports repeated difficulties reaching the assigned detective and says a detective visited only after media attention, without offering new information. The family had already lost three other members in the prior four years.

In the months after the death, Myron’s half-brother Darius Dawson was arrested and charged with concealment of a homicide; prosecutors linked him to the case using cell tower data and surveillance video. He was being held on $1 million bond and was not charged with firing the shot that killed Myron. Does anyone have information about Myron, his movements that night, or contacts who could help shed light on what happened?