Theardis Boss, 28, was shot in the head in the backyard of his home in the 11200 block of South Vernon Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago on July 2, 2021, about 8:30 p.m. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head.

Area Two detectives with the Chicago Police Department are investigating, but no arrests have been made. Reports say the severity of his injuries prevented him from providing information about the assailant, and investigators have few concrete leads. Theardis’s family and community remember him as a vibrant young man; his killing is cited as another instance of gun violence affecting the neighborhood.

Does anyone in Roseland that evening have information that could help investigators or knew Theardis and can share what he was like?