On August 16, 2017, 16-year-old Kejuan Thomas was shot and killed while playing basketball at Bradley Park in Chicago’s Jeffery Manor neighborhood. The shooting happened about 4:34 p.m.; a vehicle with two males pulled up, one man got out and opened fire, striking Kejuan multiple times in the head. Kejuan was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:46 p.m. He was a student at Tilden High School, known for his academics and on the basketball team, and hoped to earn a college scholarship through sports. Friends and family said he loved basketball and was not involved in gang activity.

A suspect, 25-year-old Tororicius Berry, was charged with first-degree murder on September 1, 2017, after multiple witnesses, including children, identified him; he was held without bail. Seven days later the Cook County State’s Attorney dropped the murder charge. Berry later filed a federal lawsuit claiming surveillance video showed he could not have committed the shooting. No one else has been charged and the case remains open.

Does anyone have information about Kejuan, the shooting that afternoon, or the people who were at Bradley Park that day?