Kabiru Adewunmi was a 16-year-old sophomore at Amundsen High School and a rising soccer talent with Chicago Fire Juniors North when he was shot and killed on the South Side of Chicago. On the night of Tuesday, April 26, 2011, after watching a Bulls playoff game, he and four friends walked to a convenience store in Chatham. On the 800-block of East 82nd Street a group of men asked whether they were Nigerian soccer players; when the boys answered that they were, someone stepped forward and opened fire. Kabiru collapsed on the sidewalk and did not survive.

Police said the attack might have been gang-related but did not believe Kabiru had gang ties. Detectives canvassed the area and distributed fliers; no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath and later accounts say the investigation did not identify the shooter. His club honored him at a home match and family and community mourners gathered at his funeral. The case remains an open, unresolved homicide. If anyone knew Kabiru, was in the Chatham area that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.