Michael Polo Patton was 17 when he was fatally shot on June 30, 2014, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. while Michael and his 15-year-old brother were talking to people in a van; someone inside the vehicle opened fire. Michael was struck in the chest and died at the scene despite aid from a nearby resident, Vincent Johnson, who found him lying motionless in the flooded street. Michael’s brother was wounded in the arm.

The block where the shooting happened is described as a typically quiet, tree-lined stretch, just four blocks from President Barack Obama’s Chicago home, and the attack deeply unsettled the local community. The Chicago Police Department launched an investigation; no public details about arrests or charges have been reported. If anyone has information that could help identify the shooter or shed light on that night, please share what is known with investigators.