Deshawn Rogers, 26, was shot and killed during an altercation inside a McDonald’s at 740 E. 47th Street in Bronzeville, Chicago, on March 12, 2019. Rogers had gone to the restaurant to eat with a friend and became involved in a dispute with a male and a female. During the confrontation one person produced a gun and shot Rogers in the abdomen; he was taken to University of Chicago Hospital and died about an hour later.

Police identified 23-year-old Demetrius Gibson as the shooter after McDonald’s employees and surveillance footage tied him to the incident. Gibson, who had been working outside the restaurant to solicit customers, allegedly produced a 9-mm handgun after Rogers put Gibson’s brother in a headlock. Gibson fled the scene but was stopped during a traffic stop on November 3, 2019; ballistics linked the gun found to casings recovered at the restaurant. Gibson was charged with first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon and held without bail.

Children in the restaurant witnessed the shooting, underlining the case’s impact on the community. Does anyone have information about the events inside the McDonald’s that day or the people involved?