A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday evening on Chicago’s Near West Side, the latest deadly burst of gunfire on a troubled stretch of South Oakley Boulevard.
Chicago police said the shooting happened around 7:35 p.m. in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard. The teen was hit in the chest, rushed to Stroger Hospital, and later pronounced dead.
According to police, the shooter walked up to the victim and opened fire with a pistol. Officers recovered a handgun at the scene and brought in two people of interest for questioning, but no arrests had been made as of Sunday night, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. Detectives are treating the case as an active homicide investigation.
Police response and how to help
Chicago police are asking anyone who knows anything about the shooting to come forward. Tips can be submitted anonymously through the department’s TipSubmit form, which accepts photos and videos and routes information directly to the Crime Prevention and Information Center, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Information and media can be sent through CPD’s tip page.
Oakley Avenue's recent history
The killing comes after another high-profile shooting on South Oakley in November 2024, when a man was shot to death, and a baby was grazed by gunfire, according to ABC7 Chicago. In that case, detectives also called on the public for help and reported no immediate arrests.
Authorities continue to investigate Sunday’s homicide and have renewed their plea for anyone with information or video from the area to contact investigators. This story will be updated as officials release more details.
