A 38-year-old man was shot multiple times in an alley on the 3000 block of West 18th Street on Saturday afternoon and later died at a hospital. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Juan A. Vicente. Police said a vehicle pulled up beside Vicente just after 4:30 p.m. and someone inside opened fire.
According to ABC7 Chicago, Vicente was struck in the face, stomach and leg before the vehicle fled. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and the medical examiner's office later confirmed his death.
The Ogden District station is at 3315 West Ogden Avenue and serves North Lawndale and Little Village. Area 4 detectives are now investigating Vicente's killing, per the station's report.
A Pattern of Outdoor Shootings Along 18th Street
A recent shooting near 18th Street Vicente's killing follows another fatal shooting reported in the area. On August 31, a 35-year-old man was killed while sitting on a porch in the 2300 block of West 18th Place, according to Hoodline. Police have not said whether that case is connected to Vicente's death.
In a separate August case, a 35-year-old worker was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle on South Central Park Avenue. Hoodline reported that detectives recovered 27 shell casings and that the victim's co-workers went to the Ogden District station seeking help.
Citywide violence and neighborhood response
According to WTTW News, citing Chicago Police Department figures, Chicago recorded 289 homicides through August 2026, two more than at the same point in 2025. The city had also recorded 1,264 shooting victims through the first eight months of the year, about 1% fewer than during the comparable period.
Services for victims and violence prevention
The Chicago Department of Public Health says its trauma-informed victim-services program supports 11 programs serving communities with high victimization rates. The programs assist gunshot victims and homicide survivors with crisis response, post-incident coping, funeral planning, crime-victims-fund applications and counseling referrals. Separately, the City of Chicago says its Community Violence Intervention programs use trusted community members to mediate conflicts, prevent retaliation and connect people with support. The approach operates separately from the police investigation into Vicente's killing.
Suspected homicides are referred to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
Area 4 detectives have not released information on a suspect vehicle, description or motive in Vicente's killing, and it remains unclear whether surveillance footage or gunfire-detection technology captured the shooting in the alley.
