Johnny Terrell Graves, 34, was shot and killed on May 21, 2017, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. He was found after being shot multiple times. At the time of the killing he was with his family, who remember him as a wonderful son, brother, father, and friend and described him as protective, caring, and a poet.

The killing occurred during 2017, a year when Chicago recorded hundreds of homicides with many concentrated in neighborhoods such as Austin. Graves’ death was publicly mourned in online tributes that emphasized his devotion to family and his creative side.

Does anyone from Austin who knew Johnny or his family have information that could help clarify what happened that night?