On August 8, 2017, 28-year-old Alfred E Mitchell Jr. was shot and killed during a mass shooting in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The shooting happened at a neighborhood barbecue; victims were gathered on the sidewalk when gunfire erupted. Mitchell was among those struck and was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital. Six other people were wounded in the attack.

Family and friends remember Mitchell for trying to protect others during the shooting, and the violence turned a community gathering into a tragic scene. Who in Bronzeville that evening might have seen something that could help explain what happened?