Merlyn D. McCallister, 51, was shot and killed on March 14, 2021, while walking his dog in the 1700 block of North Major on Chicago’s West Side. Merlyn, who immigrated from Barbados in 1989, worked in construction since the 1990s and was remembered by family and neighbors as a dedicated husband and father to three children: Mara, Merlin, and Matthew.

On the morning of the shooting Rosie McCallister heard three gunshots and found her husband with a bullet wound to the abdomen. He was taken to Loyola Hospital and later pronounced dead. A neighbor’s security camera recorded the final moments, but no one has been arrested or taken into custody and the case remains open.

The family has launched a GoFundMe to support Rosie and the children and have publicly asked for the perpetrator to come forward. If anyone has information about Merlyn’s killing, please share what you know with the Chicago Police Department.