Delmonte Johnson loved sports and sang in the church choir. The 19-year-old was best known in his community for his anti-gun activism, but, on the night of Wednesday, September 5, gun violence caused his death.

Delmonte was shot outside of his brother’s basketball practice on Chicago's South Side. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the teen was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center less than an hour later.

“I laid next to my brother when he was dying in my hands,” Delmonte’s brother, Devirgo, said while sobbing, according to the Sun Times. “I knew he was leaving me. But he’s still with me.”

Delmonte was headed to the store, walking on the sidewalk, when someone drove by in a tan car and shot him in the chest and stomach, Chicago police told BuzzFeed News. Two people of interest are in custody.

Delmonte was involved with Good Kids Mad City, an organization led by young people of color that aims to reduce gun violence in Chicago, and advocates for resources to help with youth unemployment, mental health, and education. The organization was founded following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Following news of Delmonte’s death, Stoneman Douglas survivor and activist David Hogg tweeted his condolences, and vowed to continue to work to end gun violence.

Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia also released a statement about Delmonte's death, saying the teen’s work with Good Kids Mad City was “integral” to her campaign. BuzzFeed reports Enyia said the teen was like “family” to her. "Delmonte Johnson died this week in the same way so many die in Chicago every day," Eniya said. "Particularly tragic in Delmonte's case is how much time he put into working against the very gun violence that killed him. When the other young men of 19 would be socializing and playing sports, he was working as an activist; organizing and representing his group.”

Good Kids Mad City organized a vigil on Thursday, September 6, at the restaurant owned by the family of Hadiya Pendleton, another teenage victim of gun violence.

During the vigil, Delmonte’s mom, Onique Walker, called for justice and said it’s important to vote for politicians who advocate for gun control, according to ABC 7.

Walker said her son “died on the streets of Chicago that he was trying to help.” “He died as a servant,” she told the Sun-Times.

"It's not fair that so many black and brown kids have to worry about being shot on their way to school or on their way home from school," Alycia Moaton, a local youth activist with Good Kids Mad City said, according to ABC 7.

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