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Miguel Navarette, a 15-year-old Hispanic male, was killed on January 26, 2014, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The shooting happened about 4:50 p.m. while Miguel was standing outside a car parked on 30th Street near Kedvale Avenue with two adults and their children. An SUV approached, and a rear-seat passenger, 19-year-old Martin Miranda, shouted a gang slogan associated with the 2-6 street gang. Miguel answered What?, after which Miranda opened the car door and shot him with a sawed-off shotgun. After Miguel fell, he was shot two more times and died at the scene at 5:24 p.m. The SUV fled and struck a woman who was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Police arrested Miranda and 19-year-old Andres Guerra, identifying Miranda as the shooter and Guerra as the driver; both were charged with first-degree murder. Witnesses identified Miranda in a lineup, and one suspect admitted involvement to another person. Prosecutors said the attack was gang-related and retaliatory. Miranda was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Did anyone in Little Village see Miguel or his group that afternoon who hasn’t shared what they know?