Byron T. McKinney, 24, was killed in a drive-by shooting on April 7, 2017, at about 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Central Avenue and West Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. He was one of six people struck by gunfire in that broad daylight incident; McKinney was the only fatality and the other five were injured bystanders.

His funeral at Home of Life M.B. Church became an emotional gathering that his aunt Candice Redmond described as almost an impromptu revival. Family members said he was known as BJ, and Redmond urged the young men in attendance to make better choices while calling for prayers for everyone under 30, reflecting concern about the toll of gun violence in Austin.

Does anyone who knew Byron, or who was in that area that afternoon, have information that could help explain what happened?