Malcolm J. Willie, 21, was fatally shot in Chicago on July 15, 2015. Authorities linked his killing to the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords, a West Side gang active in the Austin neighborhood that sought to control drug operations and territory through violence and intimidation.

Investigators say Willie was allegedly murdered by members Victor Turner and Donald Lee as part of the faction’s broader campaign of murders, attempted murders, armed robberies and drug trafficking. A later federal racketeering indictment unsealed in 2021 included Willie’s murder among the charges against thirteen alleged leaders, members and associates; the investigation recovered 46 firearms, about 1,000 rounds of ammunition and large quantities of cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine.

Anyone who knew Malcolm Willie, saw activity by Wicked Town in Austin around 2015, or has information about this homicide is asked to come forward.