Tyrel Peeples was 17 when he was shot and killed on August 7, 2018, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. He and a friend were playing basketball around 6:45 p.m. in the 100 block of East 124th Street when an unknown assailant approached and opened fire. Tyrel suffered gunshot wounds to his chest and groin and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7 p.m. His friend, a 16-year-old boy, was shot in the knee and survived after treatment.

Area South detectives investigated, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been identified. The motive remains unclear and a lack of witnesses has hampered the inquiry. Family and community members have held vigils and memorials in his memory.

If anyone saw the shooting or remembers activity in the 100 block of East 124th Street that evening, the investigators would welcome that information.