Shaquon Young Pappy Thomas was a 20-year-old Chicago drill rapper whose music and online persona reflected the tension of Rogers Park and Uptown. He survived multiple previous attempts that left bystanders dead: in February 2014 a shooting outside a Rogers Park McDonald’s intended for him wounded him in the arm and killed 17-year-old Markeyo Carr; in July 2014 assailants again tried to reach him on West Devon Avenue and photographer Wil Lewis, 28, was killed at a bus stop. On the morning of May 29, 2015, around 1:35 a.m., Thomas was on the 4800 block of North Kenmore Avenue when witnesses heard multiple shots and saw a black four-door car with its rear door open. A thin figure in a gray hoodie ran toward the vehicle.

Thomas was shot twice in the back, taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and pronounced dead just after 2 a.m. Detectives concluded he was the intended target and likely a gang-related killing. Police did not publicly name a suspect or announce charges tied to the Kenmore Avenue shooting, and the investigation produced no public resolution.

If anyone knew what happened that night or has information about the Kenmore Avenue shooting, please share it with investigators.