Dwayne L. Thomas, a 20-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on August 19, 2015, in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Thomas was on the front porch of a home in the 7400 block of South Harvard when two men, identified as Devonte Watson and Willie Wheeler, approached. An argument between Thomas and Wheeler escalated and Wheeler shot Thomas twice in the face at point-blank range. Thomas was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead less than an hour later.

Devonte Watson, 22, was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder; he was held on $1 million bond. Willie Wheeler, 21, was apprehended later after leading police on a chase and was charged with murder and resisting an officer. Both men had prior convictions reported: Watson for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a stolen vehicle, and Wheeler for reckless conduct. The shooting occurred in daylight and was witnessed by several people near volunteers from Mothers Against Senseless Killings who had been patrolling the area.

Did anyone in the community witness the confrontation on the porch or have information about why the argument began?