Travis M. Allen, 28, was shot and killed while sitting in a parked car with friends on the 5700 block of South Emerald Avenue in Englewood on August 24, 2016. According to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office, the group heard gunfire, scrambled from the vehicle and ran; Allen was struck multiple times in the torso and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:32 a.m. Family described him as a father of three and an aspiring mixed martial arts fighter who had been trying to keep his life on track.

Initial witness accounts said two men approached the car on foot, opened fire, and fled. If anyone knew Travis, his activities on the block, or saw anything that morning, share what you remember.