Anthony Scott, a 24-year-old African American man, was shot dead inside a home on the 1200 block of Winston Drive in Melrose Park, Illinois, on January 15, 2017. Police were first alerted to drug activity near 12th Avenue and Winston Drive at about 2:40 p.m., and a 911 call soon after reported someone shot inside the residence. Officers found Scott with multiple gunshot wounds; the Cook County medical examiner’s office pronounced him dead at the scene. Another person at the home sustained a minor gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators said the shooting was likely tied to a drug deal. Three men were arrested in connection with events around the case: Dante Ricciardi, 26, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon; Joshua Felton, 28, faced unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful possession of a controlled substance by a felon; and Ulises Vences, 30, was returned to sheriff’s custody to await trial on an unrelated 2015 armed habitual criminal charge and had been under house arrest on the block where the shooting occurred.

Scott’s family described him as fun-loving and close to his sister; he worked in a factory, played basketball, collected shoes, and had a six-month-old son named Anthony. The family called for an end to gun violence. Did anyone in Melrose Park know Anthony or have information about what happened that afternoon?