Chrys Carvajal, 19, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood on July 3, 2021. A member of the Army National Guard who had just finished basic training and was awaiting assignment, Carvajal stepped outside a party around 1:25 a.m. to retrieve something from his car when witnesses reported two vehicles pulling up, opening fire, and fleeing. He was found unresponsive on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his back and abdomen and later pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Family members say Carvajal was not involved in gang activity and describe him as a young man with a bright future. Investigators later linked the killing to gang violence: an indictment unsealed in May 2024 accused Gary Gotti Roberson and Joseph Troubles Matos of killing Carvajal to bolster their standing in the Milwaukee Kings street gang. Roberson was taken into custody after an FBI raid; Matos was reported at large. Initially, the Cook County State’s Attorney declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or recall seeing vehicles or activity in the Belmont Cragin area that night?