
Chicago Police look to the community about solving the February 25 murder of 15-year-old Nathaniel Maxon on the West Side.
Chicago Police look to the community about solving the February 25 murder of 15-year-old Nathaniel Maxon on the West Side. The teen was gunned down in the 4100 block of West West End Avenue, steps away from his home. He was believed to have had an altercation with two unknown males right before shots rang out. The assailants then fled in a white minivan, police said. Police responded to a call of shots fired around 11:30 a.m. at the location. Upon arrival, Maxon was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Anyone with information is urged to call the Area Four Detective Division at 312-746-8252. Copyright 2010 Chicago Defender