Ulysses Uly Bear Campos, 9, was fatally shot on July 8, 2023, in Franklin Park, Illinois. He had been playing with cousins in an alley behind a home in the 2800 block of Elder Lane during his grandmother’s birthday party when a car rolled through and multiple shots rang out. A bullet struck him in the chest; he was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he died two weeks before his 10th birthday.

Police said four to six shots were fired from the moving vehicle around 10:15 p.m. Investigators described the attack as an isolated incident and moved quickly, reviewing surveillance and witness accounts. Within days, authorities identified Javier Murillo of Melrose Park as the person who fired from the vehicle and charged him with first-degree murder; a judge later denied him bond. Neighbors and relatives remembered a gentle boy with a bright smile and mourned a birthday celebration that ended in tragedy.

If anyone was at the party or saw the car in the alley that night, please share what was seen or heard.