Rhomel L. Wellington was 17 when he was found shot to death inside a home in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Officers discovered Wellington at about 8:45 p.m. on February 8, 2018, in the 600 block of North Laramie; he had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Wellington lived in the west suburban area of Cicero.

Investigators determined he was fatally shot inside the residence. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Community members have noted this death as part of wider gun violence affecting Chicago’s neighborhoods and have called for greater efforts to identify suspects and address underlying causes of violence.

If anyone has information that could help identify suspects or leads in Wellington’s killing, please share what is known with investigators.