On December 4, 2019, 21-year-old Markell D. Sheard was shot and killed in an alley in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. The shooting happened in daylight at about 3:11 p.m. and, according to reports, a gunman inside a vehicle opened fire while Markell was walking. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Markell, born August 7, 1998, is remembered as a son and friend whose life was cut short. Authorities have asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Markell or saw activity in that alley around 3:11 p.m. on December 4, 2019, please share what you remember.