Deshon Reed, a 16-year-old African American male, was found dead in his bedroom in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago on June 17, 2021. He was discovered around 11:50 a.m. in the first block of West 109th Place with a gunshot wound to his neck and was pronounced dead at the scene by Chicago fire officials. The Cook County medical examiner later ruled the death a homicide from the gunshot wound.

Chicago Police opened a thorough investigation but initially identified no suspects or arrests, and detectives asked the public for help. The case has been hampered by a lack of clear leads and witnesses, leaving the investigation open and the community grieving over another young life lost to gun violence.

If anyone had contact with Deshon before June 17, 2021, or saw anything in the West 109th Place area that morning, please share what is known with investigators.