Seventeen-year-old Gino Angelo Abasta was killed in Chicago on September 24, 2019. He was walking with three other people in the 2000 block of South Hoyne Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood when the group was struck by gunfire. Gino was shot in the groin, taken to Stroger Hospital, and pronounced dead; the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide.

Three companions were also wounded: an 18-year-old man shot in the leg, a 25-year-old man shot in the arm and leg, and another 18-year-old man critically wounded with two chest gunshot wounds. All were taken to local hospitals and their conditions were stabilized. Area Central detectives opened an investigation but, as reported, no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Gino lived in the same neighborhood where he was killed. His mother, Maria Zepeda, has spoken about her grief and the family’s loss. Does anyone who knew Gino or was in that area on September 24, 2019 have information that could help the investigation?