Rayford J. Brown, 24, was shot and killed on July 3, 2013, in Chicago. The shooting occurred about 6:50 p.m. in the 2400 block of East 79th Street when a gunman stepped out of a green vehicle and fired, striking Brown in the back.

His death occurred amid a surge of violence over the Fourth of July holiday period, when the city experienced numerous shootings and multiple fatalities. Brown’s killing was one of several that weekend, illustrating the broader spike in gun violence affecting young people in Chicago that year.

If anyone has information about the shooting or remembers a green vehicle in the area that evening, please share what you know.