Derrick Howard was 19 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting on May 22, 2019, in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He and a 26-year-old man were seated in a vehicle in the 8000 block of South Emerald Avenue at about 7 p.m. when another vehicle pulled up and occupants opened fire. Derrick was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center; an autopsy recorded multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.

The 26-year-old passenger suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the same hospital in stabilized condition. Chicago Police Department Area South detectives are investigating, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Derrick’s family and the community remain without answers.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening on the 8000 block of South Emerald Avenue, please come forward.