Mario Mullens, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot multiple times in the chest and killed on June 5, 2018, at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Pulaski Road in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Two unidentified assailants carried out the attack; Mullens was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arriving.

His family has been publicly seeking answers and raising funds through a GoFundMe titled JUSTICE4MARIO, created by his sibling Gifted Mullens. No arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the Chicago Police Department continues to investigate, with the case remaining unsolved.

Mario is remembered by family and community as a talented basketball player, educator and coach whose promising life was cut short. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward to help bring justice for Mario.