Marissa Boyd, 19, was killed in a drive-by shooting on June 25, 2013, on the 7300 block of South King Drive in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. She was a passenger in a car with four others when another vehicle pulled alongside and opened fire; the other passengers were injured but survived. The attack remains unsolved.

Her mother, Nortasha Stingley, has publicly urged anyone with information to come forward. Witness cooperation has been a persistent problem in the investigation, with fear of retaliation and a community culture of not cooperating with police cited as barriers. Rewards have been offered for information leading to an arrest, but no one has been charged.

Marissa’s death underscores the wider difficulties investigators face when witness silence and mistrust limit leads. If anyone knew Marissa or witnessed the shooting, please come forward with information that could help bring her family justice.