On Sunday, June 25, 2023, 15-year-old Diego Bravo Cervantes was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around 4:11 p.m. near South California Avenue and West Cermak Road, close to Cocula’s Mexican Restaurant and across from his former Hammond Elementary School. Diego was struck in the chest and pronounced dead after being taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Family and former teachers say Diego was not involved in gang activity and believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time; his brother Juan describes him as kind, smiling, and interested in music, video games, shopping, and becoming a graphic designer. The police are investigating and no one is in custody as of this date. A GoFundMe was created by his brother to cover funeral, burial, and memorial costs, and the community has expressed grief and calls for change.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about the drive-by near South California and West Cermak on June 25, please come forward.