Branden Colesio, 22, was killed by gunfire on July 3, 2023, in the Brighton Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was standing on a sidewalk outside a Walgreens in the 4700 block of South Western Avenue when a car pulled up and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the shoulder and buttocks. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting occurred during an especially violent July Fourth weekend in Chicago that saw 73 people shot and 11 fatalities citywide.

If anyone witnessed the shooting outside the Walgreens or has information that could help identify those responsible, please come forward to investigators.