--- description: Boy was shot multiple times in an alley title: 9-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Was Targeted Because of Father, Police Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3774ac2d7db7f4/69886ff6cd1bba770a6fdfe4/tyshawn-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 9-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Was Targeted Because of Father, Police Say by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 5:57 PM CUT  A makeshift memorial sits where Tyshawn Lee was fatally shot in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2015. A makeshift memorial sits where Tyshawn Lee was fatally shot in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2015.Teresa Crawford—AP by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 5:57 PM CUT A 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Chicago this week was deliberately targeted because of his father’s gang affiliations, [according to police.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-child-fatally-shot-briefing-met-20151105-story.html "undefined") The Chicago _Tribune_ reportsthe boy, Tyshawn Lee, was on his way to his grandmother’s house when he was lured into an alley and shot multiple times, police say. A basketball that he always carried with him was found near the scene of the crime. Pierre Stokes, the boy’s father, told reporters that he didn’t think the attack was a retaliation against him and that he didn’t know of any potential suspects. But police believe the father’s alleged gang ties made the boy a target after a pair of killings in Chicago’s South Side in October tied to gang violence. There is a $35,000 reward for information that would help lead to the apprehension of Lee’s killer. \[[_Chicago Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-child-fatally-shot-briefing-met-20151105-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4103073/9-year-old-killed-in-chicago-was-targeted-because-of-father-police-say/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4103073/9-year-old-killed-in-chicago-was-targeted-because-of-father-police-say/"},"headline":"9-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Was Targeted Because of Father, Police Say","datePublished":"2015-11-06T17:57:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:25:06.248Z","description":"Boy was shot multiple times in an alley","url":"https://time.com/4103073/9-year-old-killed-in-chicago-was-targeted-because-of-father-police-say/","keywords":["Crime","shooting","chicago","gangs"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3774ac2d7db7f4/69886ff6cd1bba770a6fdfe4/tyshawn-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd3774ac2d7db7f4/69886ff6cd1bba770a6fdfe4/tyshawn-lee.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chicago Violence Child Shot","caption":"Chicago Violence Child Shot","creditText":"Teresa Crawford—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4103073/9-year-old-killed-in-chicago-was-targeted-because-of-father-police-say/","name":"9-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Was Targeted Because of Father, Police Say"}}]}] ```