Janaria T. Moore was 19 when he was shot and killed on December 23, 2017, in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side. He was standing in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue when an assailant emerged from a dark-colored SUV and opened fire. Moore suffered a gunshot wound to his back and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly afterward.

Witnesses said the shooter fled in an unknown direction. The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation and appealed to the public, but there were no immediate arrests or identified suspects and no substantial leads reported in the immediate aftermath. The case remained unsolved and continued to be a concern for the community.

If anyone saw activity in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue on December 23, 2017, or has information about the dark-colored SUV or the shooter, please come forward.