Justin Gilbert and Trevail ‘Trey’ Ridgell were shot to death Saturday night when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire on their van, which was parked in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
The 17-year-old Ridgell and 19-year-old Gilbert were sitting in the parked van about 10:25 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Union, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examioner’s office.
Someone fired shots at them from a passing gray sedan and both were struck multiple times. They were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Both victims lived about a block away from the scene of the shooting.
A YouCaring page has been set up to help with funeral expenses for Ridgell’s family.
Area South detectives are investigating.
Ridgell was a popular student at Phillips High School, where he performed with the drum line and was known for his sense of humor, friends said.
—Chicago Sun-Times Wire