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Chicago Community Holds Vigil for 2-Month-Old Homicide Victim

Law enforcement continues its homicide investigation into Kayson Flowers’ April death through tips generated by a $5,000 community reward.

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Overview

  • The Cook County Medical Examiner determined that 2-month-old Kayson Flowers died from multiple injuries related to child abuse and ruled his April death a homicide.
  • Chicago police report that Kayson was found unresponsive and displaying bruising when his father returned him to his mother on April 28.
  • Detectives estimated that the infant had been deceased for six to eight hours before he was brought home.
  • No suspects have been charged and the Chicago Police Department’s investigation remains active.
  • Family members and Roseland Christian Ministries held a vigil on May 27 at 10858 S. Michigan Avenue and offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.