Jaylin Jerome Mason, a 17-year-old African American male, was killed on September 3, 2020, in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. He was standing outside with a group when a black Nissan Altima drove by and shots were fired; Mason was struck in the neck and chest and later pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

Investigators described the shooting as gang-related. Authorities say the driver, 19-year-old Eugene Burns, stole a Jeep and drove two armed co-defendants to the location. The co-defendants allegedly exited with a handgun and an assault rifle, fired at Mason, and struck him multiple times. Burns’ fingerprints were reportedly recovered inside the vehicle, and he later admitted to stealing the Jeep and acting as the driver.

Burns was charged with first-degree murder in Mason’s killing. He also faces separate charges from a March 13, 2021 home-invasion incident including murder, three counts of home invasion, aggravated cruelty to animals, and possession of a stolen vehicle; he was ordered held without bail on the murder charge and given $1 million bail on the home-invasion case.

Did anyone in West Garfield Park see the Altima or the Jeep around that date who can add details?