Deon Gilbert was 15 when he was shot and killed on November 7, 2014, in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago. He was visiting a friend and walking to a gas station when a dark-colored van pulled up and the driver fired; two shots struck Deon in the stomach. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital but died on the operating table.

A sophomore at Butler College Prep, Deon earned mostly A’s and B’s and played football; he hoped to attend Texas A&M and become an architect. His mother, Ida Hall, said he was not involved in gangs but recalled a fight outside school a couple of weeks before the shooting that she believes might be related. The shooting occurred near Trumbull Park, an area residents described as troubled, and his church, Ellis Avenue Church, was among the community groups mourning him.

Police are still searching for suspects and the investigation remains ongoing. Does anyone have information about Deon, the dark-colored van, or the fight two weeks before his death?