Jason Griffin was 17 when he was shot and killed on July 23, 2016, in the 600 block of Hirsch Avenue in Calumet City, Illinois. He was struck multiple times and died at the scene about 3:45 p.m. Family members say he had been playing in a backyard water fight before stepping outside to smoke a cigarette; he was gunned down during that short time.

Authorities arrested 19-year-old Jameaund Jones of Markham on July 27, 2016; Jones was charged in connection with Jason’s death and held on $2 million bail after a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. No clear motive has been reported. The killing occurred amid a violent weekend in Calumet City that included several other shootings, leaving the community shaken.

If anyone knew Jason or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward to help piece together the events.