Coby R. Bridgmon, 29, was fatally shot on July 24, 2013, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. According to accounts of the incident, Bridgmon was on the street and reportedly asked someone for a lighter when an assailant opened fire, killing him. The shooting occurred amid a broader wave of gun violence in Chicago that year, with Austin noted for persistently high levels of violence.

Bridgmon’s death is presented as part of the larger pattern of shootings and homicides affecting the neighborhood in 2013. If anyone knew Bridgmon, was in that area on July 24, 2013, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.