Kevin Ambrose was 19 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting on May 7, 2013, near the 47th Street Green Line station in Chicago. A Columbia College student with artistic talents and theater ambitions, he was walking to meet a friend, Michael Dye, for company when shots were fired from a light-colored sedan. Kevin was struck in the back, collapsed near the train tracks, and later died at Stroger Hospital.

Authorities arrested 26-year-old Jerome Brown, who was charged with first-degree murder. Witnesses placed Brown at the scene and later identified him in a physical lineup; prosecutors said he fired the fatal shots. Brown was on parole for aggravated robbery at the time, and court testimony noted prior misdemeanors and failures to appear. The defense challenged the reliability of the witness accounts and the timing of the arrest.

Kevin’s family described him as a creative, ambitious young man with no known enemies or gang ties. Does anyone who knew Kevin or was in that area that night have information that could clarify what happened?