A 23-year-old man was shot several times near an alley in the 6600 block of South Loomis Boulevard on Thursday afternoon and later died, according to Chicago police. The shooting happened around 5:45 p.m., and officers say no one is in custody.
Police said the man was near the alley when he was shot multiple times, as first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. He was rushed to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. The block sits within the Chicago Police Department's 7th District, which covers Englewood and is headquartered at 1438 West 63rd Street.
Area One Detectives Take Over the Investigation
Homicide cases in West Englewood fall under CPD's Area One Detectives, who work out of a facility at 5101 South Wentworth Avenue, per the department's jurisdictional structure.
The man's death adds to a string of violent incidents along South Loomis Boulevard. In March, a 59-year-old man was shot in an alley behind the 5100 block of South Loomis Boulevard after an armed resident interrupted a garage break-in, according to CWB Chicago. The resident was a concealed-carry license holder.
A Trauma Center Built for Moments Like This
The hospital that treated Thursday's victim has played an outsized role in South Side survival outcomes since reopening its doors. University of Chicago Medical Center brought back its adult Level 1 Trauma Center in May 2018, ending a 30-year stretch without adult trauma care on Chicago's South Side, according to background compiled on the center's history. Before that reopening, local gunshot victims often faced longer transport times to trauma units on the North Side or in the suburbs.
The Trace reported that a study published in February found the center's reopening cut transport times for South Side shooting victims by nearly 10 minutes; firearm-related deaths decreased by almost 4 percent. Despite those gains, West Englewood continues to see repeated bursts of gun violence testing the limits of what faster emergency care alone can address.
Pattern of Violence Continues Near 66th Street
A gunman opened fire on a crowd near West 66th Street and South Wolcott Avenue in April, wounding three people including a 16-year-old boy who was left critically injured, as Hoodline previously reported. Area One detectives recovered a weapon at that scene, though it remains unclear whether that case has been resolved.
A police staffing and crime report issued in April showed the 7th District recorded 141 shooting victims in 2025, keeping it among the most violent police districts in the city, per CWB Chicago's analysis.
Citywide Numbers Tell a Mixed Story
Chicago's homicide tally had been trending toward a 60-year low. Citywide homicides climbed roughly 6% to 210 during the first six months of this year, according to WTTW News. The uptick underscores how progress on the city's overall homicide rate hasn't translated evenly across every South Side neighborhood; West Englewood has also seen shootings.
As of Thursday night, no arrests had been made.
