Overview
- Police say they responded around 4 a.m. to the 5100 block of North Sheridan Road and found a 23-year-old with a gunshot wound to the back of the head who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators documented more than 40 spent rounds, placing dozens of evidence markers across Sheridan Road.
- Detectives recovered a firearm near the victim next to a CTA bus stop.
- A witness reported the shooter jumped into a silver sedan with at least one other occupant, and no suspect has been identified.
- The victim is the ninth person shot in Uptown this year, down from 18 in 2024 and 24 in 2023, as police report at least 13 people shot citywide over the holiday period, four fatally.