Dante L Young was 20 when he was shot to death near the University of Illinois at Chicago on the night of August 6, 2012. He lived on the Near West Side in the 1300 block of West Washburne Avenue, had graduated from Orr High School, and was a father to a young daughter named Daniiya. Around 9:45 p.m. Dante was standing on the sidewalk near the 1200 block of South Union Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and shots were fired in what police described as an apparent drive-by attack. He was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County and pronounced dead about 10:30 p.m. that night.

Police said no one was in custody and no suspect description or motive was released. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.