Rodney L. Stewart was 17 when he was shot and killed on November 8, 2012, in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood. Known as Boss Trell and associated with the Gangster Disciples, he was reportedly shot in a gangway and found in critical condition before dying at the hospital. Friends and family remembered him at a balloon release ceremony; he had reportedly bought a bus ticket to leave Chicago two days after the shooting date in an effort to escape the violence but never got the chance to use it. His death was one of many firearm homicides recorded in Chicago in 2012.

Are there any readers who knew Rodney, his family, or have information about that night in Ashburn?