“Being a 27-year-old man leaving a legacy like that, a young man that can galvanize an entire community, speaks volumes of who he was and how he he’s going to continue to live through us in this community.”

Granderson was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the 5100 block of Minnesota Avenue after a witness reported hearing gunfire in the area, along the west side of Interstate 55 south of Delor Street. The witness also heard a vehicle speed off, but authorities had no information on a suspect or motive.

Homicide detectives were among the crowd who attended Granderson’s funeral. The Rev. Ronald M. Fraction Sr., a police chaplain, spoke on behalf of the police department and the ministers who work with homicide victims’ families.

He urged those in the crowd to tell police what they might know about the case and had a message for Granderson’s killer: “The Lord said, ‘Vengeance is mine.’ You can get by, but you can’t get away.”

Many in the congregation donned purple and black — a request Granderson’s father made to celebrate his son’s favorite colors.