Michael Flournoy III was a 16-year-old sophomore at Simeon Career Academy who played defensive back and wide receiver. On April 5, 2014, he was shot and killed in Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood. Family and teammates described him as soft-spoken, ambitious, and not involved with drugs or gangs.

According to his grandfather, Samuel Woods, Michael had gone to a store on 93rd Street to buy chips when he got into a fight with some other boys. Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Kenneth K. Jackson with first-degree murder, murder during the commission of a felony, and mob action, alleging Jackson left the store and returned with two armed companions; the three men reportedly beat Michael while he was on the ground and shot him in the head. Jackson was held on $1 million bail and faced unrelated possession charges; he was expected to appear in bond court on August 12, 2014.

Michael’s family and community publicly mourned his death and denounced the violence. If anyone knew Michael, was in the Burnside area that evening, or has information about the events at the store, please come forward.