Cornelius Foster Jr. was a 16-year-old Black student from Cincinnati known as the aspiring rapper Lil' Korn. His family remembered him as an upbeat kid with a promising future in music; they intended to keep his memory alive through his recordings and videos, which had attracted tens of thousands of views.

On the night of September 3, 2021, Cornelius was with friends recording a video outside in the 4400 block of Ammon Avenue in Northside. At about 10:51 p.m. shots were fired. Cornelius and two other males were taken by private vehicles to local hospitals; Cornelius was placed on life support at Good Samaritan Hospital and died of a gunshot wound on September 4, 2021. The other two victims survived.

Police said the Homicide Unit investigated and testimony in later court hearings tied the shooting to a feud between neighborhood gangs, noting Cornelius was associated with a group from Evanston and had recorded a diss song aimed at a rival West End group. In February 2022, police arrested 18-year-old J’oni Travis, known as Lucc Bagz, on a murder warrant; prosecutors said she was involved with a group that carried out the shooting. In March 2024, Travis pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of felonious assault and was sentenced to 6 to 7.5 years in prison.

Did anyone who knew Cornelius or witnessed that night see anything that could add detail to the timeline or the people involved?