Isaiah Zeko Walker was 18 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on September 28, 2008. The attack happened in a parking area on the South Side’s Grand Boulevard neighborhood after an argument reportedly spilled across a lot near a fast-food restaurant; witnesses describe a flash of gunfire, bystanders scattering, and emergency response arriving at the scene.

Detectives identified a suspect, Akee Walton, and Cook County authorities charged him with first-degree murder in early October 2008. Walton fled before he could be taken into custody, and a fugitive task force arrested him in Indianapolis on June 4, 2009; federal authorities also charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Isaiah’s death is remembered on memorial pages and by loved ones as one of the city’s young victims of gun violence. If anyone knew Isaiah, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could fill gaps in the timeline, please share what is known with investigators.