Joseph Gaithers, 35, was fatally shot on July 8, 2015, in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened about 1:15 p.m. while Gaithers was talking with another person in the 8000 block of South King Drive. The Cook County medical examiner’s office listed his cause of death as injuries from the shooting.

Investigators determined Gaithers was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of a gang-related dispute. Assailants who were shooting at a rival gang opened fire on Gaithers and his companion. Police reviewed surveillance from nearby businesses, canvassed for witnesses and conducted forensic analysis; several potential suspects were identified and, in the months that followed, multiple arrests were made and charges including first-degree murder were filed against members of the rival gang.

Gaithers’ family recalled him as a kind and loving person whose life was cut short by senseless violence. Does anyone who lived in Chatham that day remember seeing activity on South King Drive around 1:15 p.m. on July 8, 2015?