William Granados was 16 when he was killed in Little Village, Chicago, on August 10, 2019. He was riding in the front seat of a vehicle on the 3400 block of West 24th Street around 1:53 a.m. when someone on the sidewalk opened fire and struck him in the head. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead; an autopsy the next day confirmed a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the death a homicide.

Area Central detectives led the investigation but there were no immediate arrests or identified suspects, and detectives continued to seek information and leads. The shooting occurred during a violent weekend in the city and deeply affected Granados’ family, including his parents Adan Granados and Dina Villasana, siblings, and neighbors.

If anyone has information about the shooting on West 24th Street that night, please share it with Area Central detectives.