An 18-year-old Chicago Ridge man was shot and killed Tuesday evening. Police found Omari Gates with a gunshot wound on South Parkside Avenue just before 7 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at a hospital in Oak Lawn.
According to WGN-TV, officers responded around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 10600 block of South Parkside Avenue after a report of a gunshot victim. Arriving officers found Gates, 18, of Chicago Ridge, with what the outlet described as an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
The circumstances that led to the shooting remain unclear. The case is being handled jointly by Chicago Ridge police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, the same report notes.
Who's Investigating the Case
The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, which operates under the command of the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department and the Illinois State Police, describes its mission as providing comprehensive investigative services for member communities, according to the Village of Richton Park. That mandate includes homicides and other violent crimes across the south suburbs.
Anyone with information about Tuesday's shooting is asked to call Chicago Ridge police at 708-425-7831, the station's report states. No further details about witnesses or possible video evidence have been made public.
A Grim Tally Across the City
Gates' death in Chicago Ridge on October 27 is not included in the Chicago homicide tally through October 24, 2026, per the Chicago Tribune's homicide tracker.
Chicago Ridge police have not indicated whether the case is connected to any other incident, and no additional information about a weapon or the number of shots fired has been confirmed.
