Denzel V. Nelson was 19 when he was killed in Chicago on June 25, 2018. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds; police determined he was targeted in a drive-by shooting in a neighborhood then experiencing a surge in violence.

The Chicago Police Department investigated, using forensic evidence and surveillance footage to identify several suspects. The case encountered obstacles including few eyewitnesses willing to come forward and community reluctance to cooperate. A few individuals were eventually arrested and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon; those suspects were described as young African American males believed to have local gang affiliations.

Denzel’s family and community activists publicly pushed for justice and for action against ongoing gun violence. Does anyone have information about Denzel, the shooting, or the neighborhood at that time that could help the record?