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Keithen Rupert, 19, was shot and killed on July 18, 2013, in Harvey, Illinois. The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. near 152nd Street and Vine Avenue. Rupert was taken to Ingalls Hospital in Harvey and pronounced dead at 4:04 p.m.

Investigators say the fatal shooting followed an earlier confrontation on the block. A woman identified as Tunisha confronted Rupert and his friend Deandre Boatman about selling marijuana. Dashonti Wiley, 39, of Midlothian, joined the confrontation and a physical fight ensued. Later that afternoon, while Rupert and Boatman were outside at friends Desmond and Deshawn Mayo’s house, a white van driven by Wiley reportedly stopped in an alley, Wiley exited and fired multiple shots; one struck Rupert in the back.

Wiley was charged with first-degree murder; witnesses including Desmond and Deshawn Mayo identified him as the shooter and the State presented evidence tying Wiley to the white van. The case went to trial and Wiley was convicted and given a 55-year sentence. Did anyone who knew Keithen or saw activity around 152nd and Vine that day come forward with information?