Maxwell Gadau was 17 when he was shot and killed during a botched marijuana robbery on September 28, 2014, in the 9200 block of Kedvale Avenue in Skokie, Illinois. He was with a friend, 17-year-old Jeanette Spitz, who was critically injured in the same shooting. The robbery was planned by Dzevad Avdic and four others who intended to take two ounces of marijuana from Spitz.

Five people were charged in connection with the incident. A Cook County jury later found Avdic legally responsible for the killing, even though he did not pull the trigger.

The loss clearly devastated family and friends and left unanswered questions about how the robbery was organized and who bore responsibility for the fatal outcome. If anyone knew Maxwell, Jeanette, their movements that night, or has information about the robbery, please share what is known.