Tyler Ellis was 15 when he was shot in the head on December 16, 2014, in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. in the 600 block of East 133rd Street after a fight, and he was struck six times. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition and died there ten days later on December 26, 2014.

Tyler’s death prompted vigils and public calls for justice. Very little is publicly known about who was involved or what led to the fight.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on East 133rd Street that evening, please come forward and share what you know.