19-year-old Chicago college student Kevin Baker died on Saturday (Jan. 18th) after he was shot Thursday night (Jan. 16th). His family and friends passed out flyers on the Southwest Side of Chicago, hoping someone will come forward with information about the crime.
The police are said to be looking for two male suspects who were parked in a van. They walked up to Kevin and his 22-year-old cousin Dominique, demanding their cell phones. After the pair handed them over, one suspect fired two shots, hitting Kevin in the head and the stomach.
Eyewitness News spoke with Kevin's mother about the search for the gunmen. "He had fights. Eighteen people jumped him. He had fights on the bus to try to make him a gangbanger and he never ever let them change who he was," said Nina Baker.
Kevin also looked out for his cousin Dominique. They traveled home together, counting on safety in numbers the night they were robbed. "I ran down there. All the time I'm focusing on Dominique. Never did I want to look down and see that's my big old baby down there. So, I see Dominique. I see my baby. I see my baby in there. Oh lord, have mercy. And he's trying to talk to me. I said, 'Don't leave me baby. Please don't leave your mama,'" said Nina Baker.
"You got these guys running around here gang banging. Not trying to have no type of future. But they still walking around here. He was in college, trying to make something out of his self. Now he's dead," said Barbara, who called 911.
Dominique says they handed over their cell phones immediately. One of the suspects then turned to Kevin and asked - "What you is?" or, which gang are you with. Kevin replied with just a 'huh?' and was shot.
Source: Huffington Post
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