Donte Benamon, 25, was shot and killed in Chicago on October 7, 2024. The death is described as a homicide and remains unsolved.

Donte’s family had endured a previous tragedy. When he was 14, a February 15, 2014 apartment fire on the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue on Chicago’s West Side killed his 3-year-old brother, Jaantwiaon Edwards. That fire was ruled accidental after investigators concluded it began when Jaantwiaon attempted to cook on the stove; Donte tried to rescue him but was prevented by heavy smoke and flames. The blaze also injured other family members and displaced about 20 residents from nearby buildings.

Anyone with information about Donte’s death on October 7, 2024 is asked to come forward.