The mother of a 41-year-old dialysis technician gunned down in a drive-by shooting is pleading with the County Club Hills community for anyone with information to come forward.

Deloris Jones-Tipton said there are people who can identity the shooter who killed her son, Ryan Jones, over the summer.

“I know people know who did this,” Jones-Tipton said. “I would do anything to catch the killer of my son.”

Her son was sitting on the front porch of his aunt's house with a cousin when they both were shot at about 5:45 p.m. on May 10, authorities said. The cousin was hit in the leg and survived the wounds. Jones was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest.

Jones-Tipton said her son was not targeted. Some of her extended family who were inside the home when the shooting took place also might know who was responsible, she said.

“There were seven people with cellphones in that house … and not one of them, not one, called the police or 911,” Jones-Tipton said.

An autopsy determined Jones died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Authorities said a second man, Ryan Jones' cousin, was found with a bullet wound to his leg when officers arrived. His injuries were not life-threatening.

Ryan Jones was a star athlete on the Rich East High School football team more than 20 years ago, Jones-Tipton said. His name would be in the paper every week for his effort on the field.

A former part-time firefighter for Richton Park, Jones also was a dialysis tech for DaVita, Inc.

He lived in Lansing, but used his aunt's home in Country Club Hills as a base of operations for his side gig as an Uber driver. More fares were to be found in places closer to Tinley Park and Orland Park, Jones-Tipton said.

The day after Jones was killed, several bullet holes marked by police were still visible on the large front windows of the home. A six pack of unopened beers sat near dirty white patio chairs.

Jones-Tipton said her son planned to share a beer with his cousin that afternoon.

“My son's not a politician. He's not some dignitary. He is important to us. Maybe not to the world, but to us, he is important,” Jones-Tipton said.

Since the slaying, Jones-Tipton has stayed in contact with Country Club Hills police. It's been a frustrating five months. No suspect has been charged. Police are hoping fresh leads will come through and lead to an arrest.

“There is no peace within me,” she said. “There is a scream down here (she pointed to her chest) until this person is caught.”

Nick Swedberg is a freelance reporter.