Maurice Knowles was 16 when he was shot and killed on September 3, 2013, while sitting on the porch of his home in the 10500 block of South LaSalle Street in the Fernwood neighborhood of Chicago. Around 5:30 p.m. someone opened fire from a gangway across the street; Maurice was wounded in the chest, taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. A 22-year-old man nearby sustained a graze wound to the back but declined treatment.

Reports say the attack was linked to a stolen gun: a relative of Maurice allegedly had taken a gun from one of the suspects. Police surrounded a building in the 300 block of West 106th Place and took a person into custody by 7 p.m. Two men were later charged in Maurice’s killing. Ray Coleman, 25, of Bellwood, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm. Michael O. Johnson, 23, was also charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated battery for discharge of a firearm; witnesses identified him and he was arrested after trying to hide in his home. A third person allegedly involved had not been arrested in the reports.

Does anyone have information about Maurice, his family, or what happened that evening?