Four details frame the killing of 14-year-old Eddie Thigpen in Chicago’s East Garfield Park. He was shot about 9:30 p.m. on May 8, 2021, near South Springfield Avenue and Madison Street and was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the parking lot of an Aldi grocery store. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The shooting occurred during a weekend that saw multiple violent incidents across the city; police reported 26 people shot that weekend, five fatally. Area Four detectives are handling Thigpen’s case. Because he was unable to speak to officers and witnesses have been scarce, no suspects have been identified or arrested.

Anyone with information about what happened near Springfield and Madison on the night of May 8, 2021, is asked to come forward.