Chicago Offers $15,000 Reward After Shooting Death Of 7-Year-Old Boy

A Chicago family is mourning] the death of 7-year-old Akeem Briscoe, who was killed by a stray bullet days after they buried his father as a result of a medical condition, according to ABC 7 Chicago.

Briscoe was washing his hands in the bathroom on Wednesday, Oct. 26, as his family prepared dinner at their Humboldt Park home when a stray bullet came through a window and struck him in front of his mother and two siblings.

Briscoe was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he died hours later.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the gunfire erupted following a gang squabble in a nearby alley. According to ABC7 Chicago data, 298 children have been shot this year. Forty-one have died.

Terribia Misters, Briscoe’s uncle, was devasted by the tragedy of his nephew.

“A seven-year-old boy…man, he didn’t get a chance to live life yet, you know,” Terribia Misters, Briscoe’s uncle, shared with ABC 7 Chicago. “He said he didn’t want his dad to be gone, and he wanted to be with him. Now he’s where his dads at,” he told the outlet.

Misters, who spends a lot of time at the Humboldt Park home, left his dishwashing job at the University of Chicago dining hall after his sister called.

The family is pleading with the public to help authorities. “If you got a soul or something inside your body, turn yourself in, man. He was loved by a lot of people, so that should tell you something,” Misters told ABC 7 Chicago.

A reward of up to $15,000 has been offered for information in the case, which has drawn the attention of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who is seeking justice for the family.

“There are people out there right now that within the sound of my voice, know exactly what happened. You must come forward,” she told ABC 7 Chicago.