Miles Alexander Kent, 25, was shot and killed on August 19, 2016, in Chicago’s West Chatham neighborhood. Shortly after 5 p.m. he was seated in a white vehicle on the 7600 block of South Lafayette Avenue when gunfire erupted. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, shoulder, and leg, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m.

Police reported the white vehicle had been reported stolen and said detectives believed the encounter occurred during a narcotics transaction. In the weeks after the killing there were no public announcements of arrests or a named suspect.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or has information about the shooting on South Lafayette Avenue, please come forward.