Fifteen-year-old Jerry S. Aquino was killed in a drive-by shooting on March 28, 2025, around 5:10 p.m. on the 2800-block of South Komensky Avenue in Little Village. He was on the sidewalk, returning from welding training to his home on the same block, when a vehicle approached and an unknown suspect opened fire. Aquino was struck several times — in the back, chest, and left foot — and transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m.

Witnesses said a black Jeep Grand Cherokee without a front license plate turned onto Komensky Avenue. The front-seat passenger began shooting; the teen ran north and tried to hide behind a parked car, but the shooter got out and continued firing while the driver also fired. The assailants were described as masked and dressed in all black. Investigators recovered five shell casings of different calibers, and the attack was captured on public and private surveillance footage, but no arrests have been announced and the suspects remain at large. Aquino’s father, Santiago Aquino, publicly asked who was responsible and why his son was targeted.

If anyone saw the Jeep, the suspects, or has surveillance footage from the area that evening, can you share what you know with investigators?