Curtis Lyons, a 20-year-old African American man from Chicago, was shot in the head and killed on February 4, 2015, in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The shooting occurred about 3:10 p.m. in the 3100 block of West 84th Place; he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. A 19-year-old man was also wounded in the incident and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition stabilized.

Police charged 26-year-old Joshua Poe with one count each of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Poe, who lived on the same block and was out on parole for a stolen weapon conviction at the time, allegedly shot Lyons and also shot the 19-year-old during a verbal altercation described by investigators as spontaneous rather than premeditated. The case proceeded through the legal system following the charges.

Curtis Lyons’ family and community mourned his death and called for justice.