Kareem Jackson was 16 when he was fatally shot on May 21, 2021, on a street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The teenager’s death occurred amid the neighborhood’s ongoing struggles with gun violence and had a deep impact on his family and community.

Investigators later arrested 25-year-old Quartez Jackson in Temple, Texas; he was located by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and taken into custody pending extradition to Illinois. Quartez Jackson faces charges that include aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, and felonious assault.

The case continues to draw attention as the legal process moves forward and as community members press for measures to address violence in the area. If anyone knew Kareem or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.