Robert J. Garcia was a 16-year-old Hispanic male from Joliet who was shot to death on April 21, 2014. The shooting occurred in broad daylight at about 1:40 p.m. in the 400 block of Algonquin Street in Joliet Township. Garcia suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m.; the Will County Coroner’s Office listed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.

Garcia did not live at the address where he was shot. Investigators reported a white vehicle was involved, but no detailed description or suspects were released initially, and no arrests were made at that time. Authorities said it was too early to determine a motive; the shooting came amid a period of other violent incidents in Joliet that had raised concerns about gang activity.

Did anyone in the community have information about the white vehicle or observations on Algonquin Street that day?