Dionte K. Maxwell, 18, was shot and killed on May 31, 2013, during a family birthday party in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. When Dionte asked them to leave a verbal dispute ensued and one of the individuals pulled a gun and shot him in the chest. Family members and emergency responders attempted to help, but Dionte died at the scene.

Dionte was a college student at Rockford College and was remembered by family and neighbors as someone striving to do the right things in life. The shooting drew attention to ongoing gun violence in Chicago and its impact on young people. If anyone has information about that night or the people who entered the party, please share what is known.