Marshawn France was 15 when he was shot dead on October 10, 2019, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. while he was walking on the sidewalk in the 12400 block of South Michigan Avenue after leaving a friend’s house and heading to a bus stop. A vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, striking Marshawn once in the head and once in the side. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead; an autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.

Marshawn was the sixth of ten children and remembered by family and friends as having a radiant personality who brought joy to those around him. If anyone saw Marshawn the evening of October 10, 2019, or has information about the shooting, contact the detectives working the case.