Oscar Marquez was 17 when he was shot and killed on February 16, 2013, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The shooting happened about 6:15 p.m. near South Western Avenue and West Cermak Road while Oscar and an 18-year-old friend were sitting in a vehicle. A gunman approached after exiting another vehicle and opened fire; Oscar was fatally wounded and his friend was injured but survived.

The case is one of many homicides listed in public databases and reported by local outlets during a period of elevated gun violence and gang activity in Chicago. Little Village’s troubles with such violence are noted in accounts of the incident and its context.

Did anyone in Little Village that evening see the shooting or have information about the vehicles involved?