On the evening of September 10, 2024, 25-year-old Hispanic male Crismer Nieves was fatally shot in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. on the 7100 block of South Yale Avenue after a vehicle approached, an occupant exited and opened fire; Nieves was struck multiple times, taken to St. Bernard Hospital and pronounced dead. Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station shows Nieves entering the store shortly before the shooting and then greeting 24-year-old Venezuelan migrant Kevin Perez-Paredes, who arrived in a pair of SUVs with others.

Video and witness accounts describe Nieves fleeing, SUVs following him, and an SUV pulling up two blocks away; Perez-Paredes allegedly emerged with a firearm and shot Nieves while he lay on the ground, unarmed and pleading. Perez-Paredes was later identified from license plate information, was taken into custody, and confessed during an interview; text messages on his phone also reportedly contain admissions. His defense attorney has said the killing was targeted at Nieves and therefore personal.

Is there anyone who knew Crismer Nieves or who was in Englewood that evening who can shed light on what led to this encounter?