James Primer, a 29-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on May 16, 2020, in a drive-by shooting on the South Side of Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The shooting happened about 3:05 p.m. while Primer stood on the corner of the 8300 block of South Ingleside Avenue; a silver vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired, striking him in the chest. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators tied the shooting to a dispute over two missing guns. Prosecutors charged 27-year-old Gregory Sykes with Primer’s murder, saying Sykes believed the homeowner’s cousin had taken the guns, went to the location with two others, threatened the person he suspected, left, then returned with a gun and opened fire. A POD surveillance camera captured the shooting and witnesses identified Sykes as the shooter. After his arrest, he was found with suspected cocaine and ecstasy and was charged with two counts of possession in addition to murder; he was held without bail and scheduled to appear in court on July 13, 2020.

Does anyone have information about Primer, the people involved that day, or the events leading up to the shooting?