Kirklinn J. Fowlkes, 19, was found dead July 23, 2010, after firefighters responded to a garage fire in the 6100 block of South Richmond Street in Chicago Lawn. What began as a routine response at about 6:25 a.m. became a homicide investigation when responders determined he had suffered blunt head trauma before his body was burned.

Reports note Kirklinn had pending legal trouble at the time; he had been charged the previous month with felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. His death was recorded amid a surge of violence in Chicago in 2010 that devastated many families and neighborhoods.

Anyone who knew Kirklinn or has information about what happened that morning is asked to come forward.