Shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2019, gunfire erupted at a house party on the 6100 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue in Woodlawn on Chicago’s South Side. Among those inside was 27-year-old Yarmel 051 Melly Williams, a local figure identified by that moniker. Williams was struck multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; an autopsy the next day ruled the death a homicide.

A 34-year-old woman was also wounded in the foot and went to St. Bernard Hospital, where she was listed in good condition. Detectives opened an investigation but reported that witnesses at the party were uncooperative, no suspect description was available, and no one was in custody at the time.

If anyone attended that gathering or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.