Dai’yon Bolden was 19 when he was shot and killed on July 14, 2018, around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Genesee and Clayton streets in Waukegan, Illinois. The shooting happened shortly after the Scoop the Loop car show and also wounded a man in his 20s; that man’s injuries were reported as not life-threatening. An autopsy attributed Bolden’s death to a gunshot wound; the Lake County Coroner, Howard Cooper, said toxicology results were pending and were not expected to change the cause of death.

Authorities described the shooter as a 15-year-old boy who allegedly fired because of an ongoing feud between him and Bolden. The juvenile was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm and was held at the Depke Juvenile Detention Center in Vernon Hills. The case has been framed locally as an example of how prolonged conflicts among young people can have fatal consequences.

If anyone knew Dai’yon, witnessed the shooting, or has information about the feud that led to this attack, please share what is known.