Seventeen-year-old Miguel Salgado was killed in a drive-by shooting on April 10, 2007, in Chicago’s 1400 block of West Fuller Street. Miguel was riding in the front seat of a friend’s car when a bullet struck the back of his head; police said the gunfire came from a nearby vehicle. No motive had been identified and detectives had not taken any suspects into custody.

Miguel worked five weeks as a dishwasher at Gio’s Cafe and was due for a promotion because of his bilingual skills. He had dropped out of Juarez High School in 2005 but was attending night classes for his GED. The third oldest of eight children, he lived with his parents, who emigrated from Mexico, and his family described him as hard-working and devoted to helping them.

Friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors gathered to mourn and to search for answers. If anyone saw activity in the 1400 block of West Fuller Street on April 10, 2007, or knows anything about this shooting, please come forward with information.