Devante Watts was 19 when he was found dead in a Roseland alley on December 30, 2012. He was discovered in the 500 block of East 109th Street with a gunshot wound to the head; the Cook County medical examiner pronounced him dead at about 11:40 a.m. Police have been investigating the incident as a homicide, and it is reported that Devante was shot while on foot in the alley.

His death came during a year of sharply increased gun violence in Chicago, when the city reached 505 homicides by year end and many victims were young people. Roseland is described as a neighborhood that has struggled with violence amid gang activity and socio-economic challenges. The loss of Devante Watts is one among many young lives taken that year, underscoring the community impact of that surge in shootings.

If anyone knew Devante, saw him that day, or has information about what happened in the 500 block of East 109th Street on December 30, 2012, please share what you know.