Devon Matthews was 21 when he was shot and killed on June 25, 2015, in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. He was struck in the back near the 6100 block of North Damen Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene. Accounts describe the shooting as targeted, but the motivations remain unclear and no suspects were immediately apprehended.

Devon’s death occurred amid a period of elevated gun violence in Chicago that year, a pattern highlighted by advocates and community members as disproportionately affecting young people in under-resourced neighborhoods. His family and friends continue to mourn this loss.

If anyone has information about the shooting near 6100 North Damen Avenue on June 25, 2015, please step forward.