Clifton Frye, a 22-year-old from Chicago, was shot on June 1, 2015, in the Rogers Park neighborhood and died on June 18, 2015, after remaining unresponsive on a ventilator. Frye was initially taken to Presence St. Francis Hospital in full cardiac arrest, revived, and later transferred to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he died.

Police say the shooting followed a Facebook comment Frye made about slain local rapper Shaquon Thomas, known as Young Pappy. Surveillance video reportedly shows a teenager, identified as 17-year-old Germel Dossie, running from an alley toward Frye and firing three or four shots. The getaway car’s license plate was captured, and Dossie was arrested after officers saw him exit an Albany Park apartment and get into a car. He was charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder; after Frye’s death the charges were upgraded to first-degree murder and Dossie was ordered held on $1 million bail.

The case underscores how an online comment escalated into deadly, real-world violence.