Joseph R. Coleman, known as Lil JoJo, was an 18-year-old aspiring rapper shot and killed on September 4, 2012, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. He was riding on the back pegs of a friend’s bicycle when a tan, older-model four-door Ford Taurus approached and occupants fired multiple shots. Coleman was taken to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Lil JoJo was a visible figure in the emerging Chicago drill scene and had an open rivalry with members of a Black Disciples-affiliated faction called 300, including Chief Keef, Lil Reese, and Lil Durk. Shortly before the shooting he released a diss track titled 3HunnaK; tensions between rival groups escalated through music and social media. No arrests had been made in connection with his killing, and his family publicly voiced suspicions about individuals tied to Chief Keef’s circle. His death was followed by further violence, including the later killing of Joshua JayLoud Davis, reportedly linked to JoJo’s killing. JoJo was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery and gunfire was reported outside the funeral.

Does anyone have memories or information about Englewood in 2012 or about JoJo’s last movements that could help clarify what happened?