Sami Talab Salaymeh, a 27-year-old from Hanover Park, Illinois, was shot and killed on June 6, 2016, in Chicago’s South Loop. He was sitting in the passenger seat of a friend’s car near East 24th and South Michigan Avenue around 4 a.m. when two attackers approached and opened fire. Sami was struck twice in the abdomen, taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A 23-year-old woman who was also in the car was shot in the right leg; she was treated and released the same day. The driver bypassed waiting for an ambulance and drove directly to the hospital. Sami had served three years in the Navy and was working at a car dealership while saving to move back to California, where he had lived and studied music. His family says he was not involved in gangs.

Chicago police had not announced any arrests or identified suspects, and the motive remains unclear. If anyone knew Sami or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.