Demari Stephens was 16 when he was killed in a shooting on May 9, 2021, at about 7:30 p.m. at a BP gas station northeast of 167th Street and Pulaski Road in Markham, Illinois. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Eighteen-year-old Carlos Slaughter was also fatally shot at the scene; his death was ruled a homicide from a gunshot wound to the torso.

Markham police, assisted by the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, have been investigating. The shootings have drawn attention from community members and local leaders concerned about gun violence and public safety.

If anyone was at the BP that evening or has information about either victim or the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.