Deon Freeman, a 26-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on March 21, 2012, in the South Side Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred at about 10:08 a.m. as Freeman was exiting a convenience store at 1607 W. 72nd St. He had been accompanied by an older man who had just bought him a pop. Witnesses and footage show a 21-year-old identified as Jamony Nunley approached from behind and fired a .40 caliber semi-automatic, striking Freeman in the chest and head. Freeman was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 11 a.m. that morning.

Police linked Nunley to the scene via surveillance video and recovered a .40 caliber pistol with his fingerprints inside an abandoned home on the 1500 block of West 72nd Street; shell casings at the store matched that gun. Nunley was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held on $2 million bail. The case record notes Nunley’s affiliation with the Gangster Disciples.

Few details are available about motive or any prior connection between Freeman and Nunley. Did anyone know Deon Freeman or have information about his movements that morning?