On June 20, 1993, after the Chicago Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns, citywide celebrations on the South Side turned violent. Twelve-year-old Michael Lowery was sitting in front of his home in a middle-class neighborhood when a stray bullet struck him in the head. He was taken for medical attention but died from his injuries.

The unrest that night included gunfire and looting across Chicago; authorities arrested 682 people and several officers were injured. Other bystanders also died from stray bullets, including 26-year-old Rosalind Slaughter and 15-year-old Henry McFadden. Investigations were opened, but the murders of Michael Lowery and Rosalind Slaughter remained unsolved and no arrests had been made.

Michael’s death is a stark example of how celebratory violence can become deadly. Did anyone in the neighborhood that night see or hear anything that could help identify where the shot came from?