Joseph Lil JoJo Coleman was an 18-year-old rapper from Chicago who was killed in a drive-by shooting on September 4, 2012, near 69th Street and Princeton Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood. He was riding on the back of a bicycle when a tan, older-model four-door Ford Taurus pulled up, someone inside fired multiple shots, and Coleman was struck in the back. He collapsed near a nearby home and later died despite attempts to save him.

Coleman had been publicly involved in an online feud with members of the Black Disciples and with several other Chicago rappers. Police examined whether those social-media exchanges and gang rivalries were connected to the shooting, but no immediate arrests were announced and no suspects were officially charged as of the incident report. The case drew wide attention because of Coleman’s profile in the local hip-hop scene and the violent circumstances of his death.

If anyone saw the tan Ford Taurus or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Chicago Police Department.