Avion Aldridge, 17, was shot dead on the morning of September 26, 2020, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Witnesses and police reports say two assailants approached him near a vacant lot in the 200 block of North Leamington Avenue around 11:15 a.m., opened fire, and struck him multiple times; the fatal wound was to his upper torso and he died at the scene. Surveillance video and witness statements collected by detectives suggested the killing was a case of mistaken identity tied to a simmering gang conflict.

Investigations later produced arrests. In January 2021 prosecutors charged 19-year-old Lawndale man Davion Jones as the alleged getaway driver and a judge set bail at $3 million. In early March 2021 police took a teenager into custody and prosecutors named Hakeim Stone, 17 at the time of the killing and later 18, as the shooter, charging him as an adult with first-degree murder; a judge ordered him held without bail. If anyone knew Avion or has information about the shooting, please come forward to authorities.