Rayalecio Turman, 42, was fatally shot on September 26, 2020, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened about 4:10 a.m. while Turman was at a backyard gathering in the 7000 block of South Harper Avenue. An unidentified person approached and shot him in the back; he was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital and pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Detectives continue to seek information and leads; the community has been urged to come forward. Few details about a possible motive or suspect have been released.

Did anyone at the gathering or nearby that morning see something that could help identify the shooter?