Tyris R. Jackson was 35 when he was shot and killed on August 31, 2015, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. as he was walking in the 4900 block of South Drexel Boulevard near his home. A white SUV pulled up, the front passenger got out, produced a handgun and fired multiple shots. Jackson suffered gunshot wounds to his back and arm and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:04 p.m. The shooter returned to the SUV, which fled northbound.

The investigation has struggled for lack of witnesses and concrete evidence, and Jackson’s family and the community have been left seeking justice and closure. If anyone has information about what happened that night or about the white SUV and its occupants, please come forward to assist the investigation.