--- description: Gun violence in Chicago has claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy whose shooting death Tuesday was captured on Facebook Live. title: Chicago Boy, 2, Killed in Shooting Streamed on Facebook Live image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2-year-old Chicago Boy Killed in Shooting Streamed on Facebook Live  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 15, 2017 3:24 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 15, 2017 3:24 PM CUT Gun violence in Chicago has claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy whose [shooting death](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/15/yet-another-innocent-child-toddler-among-two-killed-in-chicago-shooting-streamed-on-facebook-live/?utm%5Fterm=.661f9e8cae50 "undefined") Tuesday was [captured on Facebook Live](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-child-shot-20170214-story.html "undefined"). Police said Lavontay White Jr. was shot in the head while sitting in the back of a car. The toddler was riding in the vehicle with his 26-year-old uncle, who was also shot and killed, and his uncle’s 20-year-old pregnant girlfriend, who was wounded, according to the [_Chicago Tribune_.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-children-shot-met-0215-20170214-story.html "undefined") The woman was live streaming on Facebook when bullets rang out in the background. Authorities said the unidentified gunman opened fire on the couple and the child while their car was in an alley. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the slain man is a documented gang member who authorities believe was the shooter’s target, the [_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/15/yet-another-innocent-child-toddler-among-two-killed-in-chicago-shooting-streamed-on-facebook-live/?utm%5Fterm=.661f9e8cae50 "undefined") reports. The gunman has not yet been caught. “We have very promising leads,” Johnson said at a [news conference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aonR-ztO%5Fmw "undefined"). “There’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll find him.” Lavontay is the city’s youngest victim of gun violence since 2013, according to the _Tribune_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4671754/chicago-boy-shooting-facebook-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4671754/chicago-boy-shooting-facebook-live/"},"headline":"2-year-old Chicago Boy Killed in Shooting Streamed on Facebook Live","datePublished":"2017-02-15T15:24:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:43:30.357Z","description":"Police said the toddler was shot in the head","url":"https://time.com/4671754/chicago-boy-shooting-facebook-live/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"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/4671754/chicago-boy-shooting-facebook-live/","name":"2-year-old Chicago Boy Killed in Shooting Streamed on Facebook Live"}}]}] ```