Nacurvie Smith, 27, was shot and killed in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood on November 16, 2014. He was in his vehicle on the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue after following a friend who had parked. A tan Buick pulled up next to him, a person exited the passenger side, shots were fired into Smith’s car, and he lost control and struck parked cars. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:53 a.m.; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the cause a gunshot wound to his arm.

Police located the tan Buick on the Eisenhower Expressway shortly after the shooting and arrested three occupants: Eddie Robert Simmons, 21; Ahmed M. Walker, 18; and Matthew Cobbs, 20. A .45 handgun was found on the back seat and a 9 mm handgun later recovered in the rear passenger floorboard; ballistic testing matched both guns to shell casings from the scene. All three were charged with first-degree murder and held on $1 million bail each.

Smith’s death underscores the human toll of gun violence in the city. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Nacurvie Smith, please come forward with tips.