Cornelius Cornbread German was a 15-year-old African American boy who was shot and killed on April 22, 2013, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. He was found dead in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue about four blocks from President Barack Obama’s home. On the evening he died, Cornelius was in a backyard talking with friends and playing a dice game when gunfire erupted around 9:30 p.m.; he was struck in the back.

Earlier that day he had told his mother, Timika Rutledge, he was worried about waiting at the bus stop because of recent violence, and he had planned for her to pick him up from a friend’s house. His parents had hoped Kenwood Academy High School would help him turn his life around; he had past gang affiliation and prior arrests but his family worked to steer him away from that crowd. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone knew Cornelius, his friends, or saw activity in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue that night, please share what might help the investigation.