Kenyate Sparks was 29 when he was fatally shot on August 5, 2018, in North Lawndale, Chicago. He was celebrating a new job with his fiancée, Sakeem Bryd, near Springfield Avenue and Grenshaw Street when gunfire erupted about 3:30 a.m.; Sparks was struck in the neck and later died at Stroger Hospital despite emergency efforts, including his brother using a shirt to apply pressure to the wound.

The shooting came during a violent weekend in the city that left 12 people dead and 63 wounded. Local leaders linked the surge in violence to gang activity, illegal guns, and conditions that increased people’s time outdoors. No arrests were announced immediately after the incident and the investigation remained open.

If anyone was near Springfield Avenue and Grenshaw Street that early morning or has information about who fired the shots, please come forward to help Sparks’ family and the investigation.