On February 19, 2023, gunfire struck a vehicle on the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 near 111th Street in Chicago, killing three people and wounding three others. Among those killed was 13-year-old William L. Smith, an eighth-grader at the Montessori School of Englewood who had transferred there a few months earlier. The other fatalities were 19-year-old Nasir Hall and 1-year-old A-mara Hall; Nasir Hall was A-mara’s father and William Smith was related to the Halls.

The vehicle, carrying six people, was struck at about 10:30 p.m.; the female driver, who was injured, managed to take the car off the expressway at 111th Street and Hamlet Avenue. A woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious but stable condition, and two boys, 13 and 14, were treated at Comer Children’s Hospital.

The school community held a remembrance, releasing balloons and recalling Smith’s positive presence. Illinois State Police identified 20-year-old Sean Richardson as a suspect and charged him with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder; he was taken into custody on an unrelated charge and was being held pending his first court appearance.

Did anyone in the Chicago area see or hear anything the night of February 19 that could help?