Azun Buckner was an 18-year-old who was shot and killed on April 3, 2015, on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened late evening near the 1000 block of East 93rd Street in the Burnside neighborhood. Police reports say an unknown assailant approached while Azun stood on the sidewalk and opened fire, striking him multiple times. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Azun’s death occurred during a violent weekend for the city and was one of nearly 500 homicides Chicago recorded in 2015, a year that saw a marked rise in gun violence. The Burnside neighborhood is noted in the report as one of several areas with persistently high rates of gun violence. If anyone knew Azun or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.