Lawrence Pitts, a 37-year-old African American man from Chicago, died on December 17, 2015, after a violent home invasion in the Little Village neighborhood. On December 16, 2015, Pitts and an accomplice forced their way into a residence on the 2200 block of South Avers Avenue; both men were armed and a struggle broke out with the occupants. Pitts was shot during the altercation and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day.

Pitts’s accomplice, Ronald Williamson, 35, was also injured during the struggle, suffering multiple blows to the head with a gun and receiving treatment at Mount Sinai. After Pitts succumbed to his injuries, Williamson was charged with murder, armed home invasion, and attempted armed robbery. Reports said the two men had planned the robbery, which turned fatal.

Does anyone have information about the events on South Avers Avenue that night or knew either man?