On the night of February 8, 2015, 13-year-old Anthony Diaz was fatally shot in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood near West Grand Avenue and North McVicker Avenue. He had gone with two older sisters, ages 15 and 17, to a prearranged fight with other girls that reportedly began over a dispute on Facebook. As the confrontation escalated around 10:30 p.m., Anthony began to walk away but was pursued and shot in the chest. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead.

Anthony’s family described him as a bright, well-behaved student who had recently transferred to Burbank Elementary School and said he was not involved in gang activity. The Department of Children and Family Services removed three teenage girls from the home after the shooting. On February 13, 2015, prosecutors charged 18-year-old Roberto Madrigal with first-degree murder, alleging he followed Anthony as he tried to leave and fired the fatal shot; authorities said others could still be charged. The community held a vigil at the scene calling for justice.

If anyone was at the intersection that night or knew Anthony and his sisters, please share information that could help clarify what happened.