Deontae M. Hoard was 17 and a high school senior when he was shot and killed on March 2, 2015, while walking in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago, just blocks from his home. He attended Urban Prep Academies and participated in basketball and track; he had been accepted to several colleges and was described as a student with promise and potential.

His death was the first killing of an active Urban Prep student and prompted grief counseling for classmates and a memorial in his honor. Hoard’s murder is presented as part of the wider problem of violence affecting Chicago neighborhoods.

Does anyone have information about that night or memories of Deontae to share?