Alexander C. Mayo, 19, was shot and killed on July 18, 2013, while walking near the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. An Oak Park resident, Mayo was struck in the chest in the afternoon and later pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital despite emergency responders’ efforts. His father publicly expressed grief and frustration at the ongoing violence affecting so many young people. The killing was described as part of a wave of gun violence on Chicago’s West Side and underscores the broader challenge communities and leaders faced in addressing escalating shootings at that time.

If anyone knew Alexander, was in the area that afternoon, or has information about this shooting, please come forward to help his family and the neighborhood find answers.