Racheal Beauchanp was 16 when she was shot on February 21, 2009, while riding in a van on Chicago’s South Side. The van was passing through the Brighton Park neighborhood when the shooting occurred; Racheal was critically wounded and died the next day.

Her death came amid a wider rise in gun violence in Chicago in 2009, during a period when gang conflicts and shootings were taking a heavy toll on innocent victims. Family and friends remembered her for a bright personality and the promise she represented, and her loss left them and the local community devastated.

Does anyone have memories of Racheal, or information about the incident that could help piece together what happened?