On July 28, 2016, a block party in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood turned deadly after an argument over a curbside parking spot. About 100 people had gathered on the 800-block of West 50th Place to commemorate a man killed in a 2012 gang-related shooting. A dispute began when 25-year-old Denzel Childs confronted two women who were reserving a space; Childs allegedly drew a firearm and opened fire.

During the melee an unidentified person returned fire, killing Childs. Thirty-four-year-old Kayana Q. Armond was struck in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other women, ages 21 and 25, were wounded and survived. A 16-year-old witness, Jessica Williams, suffered a fatal asthma attack that the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled a homicide because bronchial asthma was exacerbated by the stress of witnessing the shooting.

Authorities reported that Childs and the 25-year-old wounded woman were documented gang members and that witness cooperation was limited. No arrests had been announced and the identity of the person who shot Childs remained unknown.

Did anyone at the party or nearby that night see something that could help identify the shooter?