Darrell Jenkins, 23, was shot and killed on October 12, 2008, in Chicago while visiting family after moving back from Niles. He was a student at East West University and had been outside talking with friends and relatives when a shooting occurred. Another person nearby was wounded but survived; Darrell was struck and died at the scene. No arrests have been announced and the shooter remains at large.

His mother, Juanita Batchelor, described being questioned by police at the scene while her son lay covered in the street and said there was no victim advocacy present for the family. Darrell’s two children, ages seven and one at the time, witnessed the aftermath and continue to be affected. The case underscores the personal toll of gun violence and the ongoing struggle to obtain justice in unresolved killings.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or about Darrell, please come forward.