Jonathan Dwayne Brown, 25, was killed in a drive-by shooting on August 9, 2017, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city’s southwest side. He was one of two victims in the attack; one other person was critically wounded while Brown died at the scene.

Known to friends and family as Lil Jay, Brown attended Urban Prep Academy and Lincoln University and worked at UPS. Community memorials and online tributes remembered him as a vibrant young man whose positive energy made a lasting impact; lit candles and messages of condolence accompanied the mourning.

The shooting occurred amid ongoing violence affecting many Chicago neighborhoods and stands as one of several homicides that have devastated families across the city. If anyone knew Jonathan or has information about the shooting, please come forward to help his community find answers.