On September 30, 2015, 28-year-old Laprentis Cudjo was found dead inside a burning vehicle in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. Emergency responders arrived about 2:11 p.m. in the 10700 block of South Eggleston and discovered his body. An autopsy showed a fatal gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators say earlier that day Cudjo and another man went to a residence near University Avenue and 144th Street in Dolton to meet a woman. The meeting was a setup: both men were robbed, kidnapped, bound, gagged and placed in separate vehicles. The second victim escaped by releasing the trunk from inside, ran to a Riverdale store with duct tape still on his wrists and alerted authorities. The suspects abandoned that vehicle and moved to the car containing Cudjo, which was later found on fire in Chicago with Cudjo inside.

Dolton police identified two suspects from ATM surveillance and sought arrest warrants; their identities were not released and it is unclear whether arrests had been made. Anyone with information on Laprentis Cudjo’s abduction and murder is asked to contact investigators.