Jeremy Ryan Matthews was 18 when he was fatally shot in Dolton, Illinois, on September 12, 2024. He was found at the intersection of East 154th Avenue and Sunset Drive and taken to UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in Harvey, where he died at about 10:40 PM after being shot in the back, according to the Cook County Coroner’s Office.

Matthews lived on the 1800 block of Pulaski Road in Chicago. After his death, his mother, Lakeisha Blake, started a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses; the campaign had raised about $18,000 as of the reporting date. There has been no public identification or arrest of any suspects and no update on the investigation.

If anyone saw activity near East 154th Avenue and Sunset Drive on September 12 or has information about Jeremy’s last movements, please share what is known with local authorities.