Sixteen-year-old Raysuan Turner was found dead on August 19, 2018, in a field on Chicago’s Far South Side. He and his friend Darnelle Flowers, 17, had been reported missing days earlier; both bodies were recovered with multiple gunshot wounds after Turner's mother received a text identifying where her son could be found. A search party had been looking for the boys before their bodies were discovered.

Investigators say Turner and Flowers were lured to a wooded area near Golden Gate Park by two acquaintances. Kahlil Colone, 16, and Leslie Ward, 17, were charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege the killings were planned and that there was "money on their heads," though the exact motive is not clear. Autopsy reports indicate Turner was shot twice in the back and once in the abdomen; both victims were shot with the same handgun, described as either a .357 or .38-caliber.

The suspects were held without bail and were being prosecuted as adults. The case brought renewed attention to gun violence and its toll on families and neighborhoods. If anyone knew Raysuan, Darnelle, or anything about what happened that week, please share information with investigators.