Fourteen-year-old Jquantae Riles was fatally shot on November 7, 2015, while walking in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. A memorial was placed at the shooting location, reflecting community grief and frustration after the loss of another young life to gun violence.

His death came amid a sharp rise in Chicago homicides that year, when the city recorded over 468 murders. Englewood is described as a longtime hotspot for gang-related activity and violent crime, and Riles’s killing was cited as an example of how children and teenagers in such neighborhoods face heightened vulnerability. Community groups and city officials were pursuing interventions, but the shooting underscored the difficulty of producing immediate change.

If anyone knew Jquantae or was in Englewood on November 7, 2015, please share information that could help the public understanding of what happened.