Hakeem Howard, 23, was fatally shot after a confrontation outside a convenience store at Avers and Chicago Avenues in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on June 24, 2017. He was punched, shot in the abdomen, ran into the store, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital; he remained intubated and unresponsive and was pronounced dead on June 27, 2017.

Prosecutors tied the shooting to a dispute over a drug-selling spot at that corner. One member of the group, identified as Jabob Tolbert, produced a weapon and shot Howard before fleeing in a silver Monte Carlo. Two witnesses identified Tolbert and surveillance video supported their testimony. Tolbert, 28 at the time, was arrested and charged with murder; a judge denied him bail at a hearing.

Howard’s death was described as part of a pattern of violence and territorial disputes in that area. If anyone knew Howard or saw what happened at Avers and Chicago Avenues that day, please share what can help the case.