Everick Lavon Blue Coleman, 43, was fatally shot during a birthday block party in Chicago’s Near West Side on August 7, 2016. The shooting happened in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street at about 2:20 a.m.; Coleman was struck in the head and chest and pronounced dead at the scene at 2:42 a.m. A 40-year-old woman was also wounded and taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Coleman, known as Blue, was described by family as a devoted father and grandfather. He grew up on the West Side, attended Dunbar High School, took business classes at Malcolm X College, worked in suburban real estate and held several part-time jobs, and had been involved in community efforts for teenage boys. The party drew about 200 people and scattered when shots rang out; bullet casings and abandoned drink cups were left at the scene. The shooting occurred on the same block where another murder had taken place less than two months earlier.

Despite many witnesses, no arrests have been announced and Area Central detectives are investigating. Family members canvassed the nearby University Village apartments seeking leads and continue to press for justice.