Martese Jackson was a 19-year-old African American male from Chicago who was shot and killed on January 31, 2021. He was in a car on the 4700 block of South Michigan Avenue when he stopped to speak with someone who then produced a gun and opened fire. Jackson was struck multiple times in the torso, attempted to drive away, crashed into several parked cars, and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The case has been discussed in the context of wider gang-related violence in the city. A gunshot shattered a front window at Jackson’s funeral at Elev8 Church on February 10, 2021, though no one was hurt. No arrests have been announced in Jackson’s killing, and investigators cite a lack of witnesses and fears of retaliation as obstacles to the inquiry. The specific motive and identity of the shooter remain unknown.

Did anyone in the community have information about who Martese spent time with that day or saw the vehicle involved?