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Javan Boyd, a 28-year-old African American part-time livery driver, was killed February 22, 2014, in Chicago. Boyd was waiting for a customer in his vehicle around 4 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Princeton Avenue when a gunman approached and fired multiple shots into the car, striking him in the back and legs. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Investigators arrested 17-year-old Clint Massey and charged him with first-degree murder. Massey’s fingerprint was reportedly found on Boyd’s car and surveillance footage captured part of the shooting; he was held on $2 million bail. Courtney Ealy was also charged with first-degree murder; reports say both men approached Boyd’s taxi and shot him while he waited for a fare, and testimony conflicted over who fired the fatal shots. Boyd’s family said he had turned his life around after a troubled past and described him as hardworking.

Did anyone in the Chicago area at the time see activity around South Princeton Avenue that morning or have information about Boyd’s case?