Lavell Southern, 24, was fatally shot in Chicago on September 6, 2015. A former star athlete at Mount Carmel High School who later attended Carthage College, Southern was active in his church and described as close to family and community. He and a 23-year-old friend were leaving a West Loop club after a birthday party when they encountered several men, including Andre Harris and Deangelo Green.

According to accounts, a fight broke out after Harris got into an altercation with Southern’s friend. Harris produced a handgun and chased the friend; Southern tried to intervene and was struck in the head with a handgun by Green. Green then told Harris to shoot. As Southern and his friend fled westbound on Randolph toward Racine, Harris and Green opened fire. Southern was hit in the back and head and later died at Stroger Hospital; his friend was wounded in the arm and treated and released.

Authorities arrested 31-year-old Andre Harris shortly after the shooting; officers recovered bloody clothing and two handguns at his home that matched shell casings from the scene. Deangelo Green, also 31, was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm. Multiple witnesses identified both men as shooters. Does anyone have additional information about that night or knew Lavell Southern?