Tremayne Terelle Wuck Henderson, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 21, 2017, in the Fernwood neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened inside Tremayne’s home on the first block of West 104th Place after an altercation with a childhood friend, 22-year-old John A. Smith. Family members initially broke up the fight, but Smith forced his way back into the room and shot Tremayne twice in the chest. Tremayne was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead at 9:16 p.m. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds to the chest.

Smith fled the scene but was followed by a relative who called 911 and gave information to police. Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and a felony possession of a controlled substance charge; he was held without bail after an initial court hearing. The case drew attention because the victim and the accused were childhood friends, and it underscored the community trauma of gun violence. Did anyone in Fernwood know Tremayne or have information about what led to the confrontation?