CHICAGO — A woman was found shot to death in a South Side alley on Saturday morning after a resident called 911 because her body had been in the same place for about two days.
Chicago cops found four shell casings in the alley, which was monitored by ShotSpotter until Mayor Brandon Johnson terminated the city’s contract with the gunfire detection system earlier this week.
Police responded to the 9500 block of South Avenue N around 9:30 a.m. after a resident called 911 to report that a woman had been lying in the same spot for two days. CPD said the woman, who remains unidentified, had suffered gunshot wounds.
“Did we have any ShotSpotters?” an officer asked his dispatcher upon arriving at the scene.
He quickly remembered the new reality for Chicagoans: “Oh, I’m sorry. We don’t even have ShotSpotter. Disregard.”
The woman is the first murder victim found dead this week in an area previously served by ShotSpotter.
Ald. Peter Chico (10th) represents the ward where the woman’s body was found. He was a vocal supporter of ShotSpotter and, as recently as last week, he urged Johnson to keep the system active.
The Tribune published this prescient paragraph in a story about ShotSpotter last spring:
“I’ve used ShotSpotter. I’ve seen what happens. I’ve seen it works,” Chico said, recalling the technology helping him find wounded gunshot victims despite no one calling 911. “That body that I saw there, many, many times, we cannot put a price tag on that.”
At least two other victims survived being shot this week in areas previously served by ShotSpotter even though nobody called 911 to report gunfire.
About this series
As of 12:01 a.m. on September 23, 2024, Chicago terminated its relationship with ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection system deployed in 12 of the city’s most violence-impacted neighborhoods.
Mayor Brandon Johnson stubbornly refused to reconsider his decision to dismantle ShotSpotter, even though the vast majority of aldermen, many citizens, victim’s advocates, and his handpicked police superintendent requested that it remain in place.
This reporting series, named “Brandon’s Bodies,” seeks to document cases of shooting victims and police investigations that could have benefited from gunshot detection technology.
| # | Date | Time | Block | Case # | Sex | Race | Age | Fatal | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 9/23/2024 | 2117 | 7700 S Dobson | JH441525 | F | Black | 30 | No | Details |
| 02 | 9/24/2024 | 2212 | 5200 S Wood | JH442911 | M | Hispanic | 45 | No | Details |
| 03 | 9/28/2024 | 0920 | 9500 S Avenue N | JH447289 | F | Black | 19 | YES | Details |
| 04 | 9/29/2024 | 2000 | 3000 W Van Buren | JH449183 | M | White | 48 | No | Details |
| 05 | 10/1/2024 | 0152 | 4800 W Adams | JH450856 | M | Black | 53 | YES | Details |
| 06 | 10/1/2024 | 2347 | 3500 W Cermak | JH452166 | M | Black | 14 | YES | Details |
| 07 | 10/11/2024 | 2119 | 3400 W Van Buren | JH465151 | F | Black | 30 | No | Details |
| 08 | 10/13/2024 | 0136 | 7500 S Morgan | JH466439 | F | Black | 33 | No | Details |
| 09 | 10/21/2024 | 2142 | 10900 S Indiana | JH477567 | M | Black | 27 | YES | Details |
| 10 | 10/26/2024 | 0305 | 3900 W Lexington | JH483053 | M | Black | 37 | No | Details |
| 11 | 11/3/2024 | 0040 | 2800 W 83rd St | JH493515 | M | Black | 21 | YES | Details |
| 12 | 11/3/2024 | 0103 | 6600 S Kedzie | JH493540 | M | Black | 45 | No | Details |
| 13 | 11/9/2024 | 1900 | 0000 W 125th St | JH501902 | M | Black | 17 | YES | Details |
| 14 | 11/18/2024 | 0122 | 200 W 119th St | JH511858 | M | Black | 27 | No | Details |
| 15 | 11/18/2024 | 2311 | 1800 N Sayre | JH513128 | M | White | 66 | YES | Details |
| 16 | 11/25/2024 | 2033 | 3000 W 63rd St | JH521441 | M | Black | Unknown | No | Details |
| 17 | 11/29/2024 | 1415 | 5900 S Sangamon | JH525099 | M | Black | 15 | No | Details |
| 18 | 12/3/2024 | 2042 | 4000 W Wilcox | JH529761 | M | Black | 30 to 39 | No | Details |
| 19 | 12/11/2024 | 0130 | 2500 E 80th St | JH538545 | M | Black | 17 | YES | Details |
| 20 | 12/13/2024 | 2340 | 2100 W 47th St | JH542008 | F | Hispanic | 40 to 49 | No | Details |
| 21 | 12/19/2024 | 1414 | 400 E 109th St | JH548629 | M | Black | 24 | No | Details |
| 22 | 12/21/2024 | 0432 | 8900 S Kingston | JH550611 | M | Black | 24 | YES | Details |
| 23 | 12/24/2024 | 1828 | 1400 E 76th St | JH554467 | M | Black | 24 | No | Details |
| 24 | 1/1/2025 | 0330 | 9400 S Harvard | JJ100205 | M | Black | 29 | YES | Details |
| 25 | 1/7/2025 | 0210 | 1100 N Long | JJ106491 | M | Black | 60 | No | Details |
| 26 | 1/14/2025 | 2247 | 5600 S California | JJ115426 | M | Hispanic | 43 | YES | Details |
| 27 | 1/25/2025 | 0800 | 10500 S Cottage Grove | JJ126523 | M | Black | 28 | No | Details |
| 28 | 1/26/2025 | 0207 | 4000 W Wilcox | JJ127445 | M | Black | 31 | No | Details |
| 29 | 1/28/2025 | 0450 | 7700 S Oglesby | JJ129588 | F | Hispanic | 31 | No | Details |
| 30 | 1/28/2025 | 0450 | 7700 S Oglesby | JJ129588 | F | Hispanic | 37 | YES | Details |
| 31 | 1/28/2025 | 0450 | 7700 S Oglesby | JJ129588 | F | Hispanic | 39 | YES | Details |
| 32 | 2/2/2025 | 0010 | 6100 S Damen | JJ135327 | M | Black | 18 | No | Details |
| 33 | 02/15/2025 | 0354 | 1300 W 49th St | JJ150189 | M | Hispanic | 54 | No | Details |
| 34 | 3/7/2025 | 0924 | 4700 W West End | JJ172362 | M | Black | 17 | YES | Details |
| 35 | 3/12/2025 | 2039 | 4900 W Hubbard | JJ179146 | M | Black | 31 | YES | Details |
| 36 | 3/17/2025 | 0210 | 1500 S Kildare | JJ184275 | M | Black | 13 | YES | Details |
| 37 | 3/20/2025 | 2123 | 3800 W Polk | JJ189194 | F | Black | 28 | No | Details |
| 38 | 4/7/2025 | 0113 | 4800 W Polk | JJ208834 | F | Black | 26 | No | Details |
| 39 | 4/12/2025 | 0100 | 13300 S Avenue M | JJ214956 | M | Hispanic | 18 | YES | Details |
| 40 | 4/18/2025 | 1739 | 5600 W North | JJ223186 | M | Hispanic | 54 | YES | Details |
| 41 | 4/20/2025 | 0140 | 7200 S Green | JJ224737 | M | White | 17 | YES | Details |
| 42 | 5/5/2025 | 0306 | 100 S Hamlin | JJ242757 | M | White | 65 | No | Details |
| 43 | 5/6/2025 | 0515 | 2600 W Congress | JJ244065 | M | Unknown | 63 | No | Details |
| 44 | 5/23/2025 | 0123 | 5600 S Justine | JJ265579 | M | Black | 72 | No | Details |
| 45 | 06/02/2025 | 0120 | 7800 S Merrill | JJ279248 | M | Black | 56 | YES | Details |
| 46 | 03/08/2025 | 1023 | 8100 S May | JJ173619 | M | Black | 25 | YES | Details |
| 47 | 6/25/2025 | 0508 | 1500 W 78th St. | JJ307890 | M | Black | 35 | No | Details |
| 48 | 6/27/2025 | 2138 | 5400 S Prairie | JJ311804 | F | Black | 20 | YES | Details |
| 49 | 7/9/2025 | 2113 | 2600 W Wilcox | JJ327720 | M | Black | 44 | No | Details |
| 50 | 7/24/2025 | 0321 | 2000 West 103rd | JJ346600 | M | Black | 37 | YES | Details |
| 51 | 7/25/2025 | 1544 | 9000 S University | JJ348676 | M | Black | 18 | No | Details |
| 52 | 7/31/2025 | 0213 | 700 E 90th St | JJ355860 | M | Black | 35 | YES | Details |
| 53 | 8/1/2025 | 0048 | 7800 S Marshfield | JJ357157 | F | Black | 19 | No | Details |
| 54 | 8/5/2025 | 0134 | 7400 S Dante | JJ362401 | F | Black | 16 | No | Details |
| 55 | 8/31/2025 | 1618 | 9500 S Wentworth | JJ396759 | M | Black | 16 | No | Details |
| 56 | 9/7/2025 | 0523 | 3500 S Leavitt | JJ405076 | M | Black | 26 | YES | Details |
| 57 | 9/21/2025 | 1515 | 11800 S Emerald | JJ423017 | M | Black | 53 | YES | Details |
| 58 | 10/08/2025 | unknown | 6000 South Prairie | JJ443971 | M | Black | 16 | YES | Details |
| 59 | 10/14/2025 | 2302 | First block West 44th Street | JJ451965 | M | Black | 28 | YES | Details |
| 60 | 10/26/2025 | 1018 | 11000 S Mackinaw | JJ465813 | F | Hispanic | 17 | YES | Details |
| 61 | 11/7/2025 | 2209 | 8800 S Lowe | JJ481507 | M | Black | 37 | YES | Details |
| 62 | 11/14/2025 | 0125 | 7600 S Sangamon | JJ488379 | M | Black | 61 | YES | Details |
| 63 | 11/20/2025 | 2250 | First block West 112th Pl | JJ496761 | M | Black | 64 | YES | Details |
| 64 | 11/27/2025 | 2353 | 5100 S Luna | JJ504503 | M | White | 27 | YES | Details |
| 65 | 12/9/2025 | 0037 | 1800 S Ridgeway | JJ515948 | M | Black | Unknown | YES | Details |
| 66 | 12/23/2025 | 0621 | 1600 E 95th St | JJ531908 | M | Black | Unk | YES | Details |
| 67 | 12/25/25 | 2210 | 7400 S Cottage Grove | JJ534708 | M | Black | Unk | YES | Details |
| 68 | 12/26/25 | 0310 | 6300 S Dorchester | Pending | M | Black | 31 | No | Details |
| 69 | 1/11/2026 | 2021 | 5000 S Washington Park | JK111741 | M | Black | 18 | No | Details |
| 70 | 1/11/2026 | 2021 | 5000 S Washington Park | JK111741 | F | Black | 18 | No | Details |
| 71 | 1/12/2026 | 0244 | 7800 S Jeffrey | JK111909 | M | Black | 17 | No | Details |
| 72 | 1/18/2026 | 0430 | 6400 S Drexel | JK119874 | F | Black | 36 | YES | Details |
| 73 | 1/18/2026 | 1830 | 5800 W Walton | JK120079 | M | Hispanic | 19 | YES | Details |
| 74 | 1/18/2026 | 2117 | 100 E 118th Pl | JK120169 | M | Black | 37 | YES | Details |
| 75 | 2/6/2026 | 0429 | 200 W 108th St | JK139950 | M | Black | 29 | YES | Details |
| 76 | 2/12/2026 | 0450 | 3700 S Lake Park | JK145271 | M | Black | 45 | YES | Details |
| 77 | 2/17/2026 | 1215 | 600 E 134 Pl | JK152650 | F | Hispanic | 22 | YES | Details |
| 78 | 2/21/2026 | 0821 | 900 S Keeler | JK1157265 | M | Black | Unknown | YES | Details |
| 79 | 3/13/2026 | 0530 | 200 N Kilbourn | Pending | F | Black | 29 | YES | Details |
| 80 | 3/27/2026 | 0049 | 6700 W Grand | JK195581 | M | Hispanic | 17 | YES | Details |
| 81 | 4/9/2026 | 0227 | 3100 W 39th Place | JK210951 | M | Hispanic | Unk | YES | Details |
| 82 | 5/7/2026 | 0453 | 5400 S Cornell | Pending | M | Black | 31 | No | Details |
| 83 | 5/21/2026 | 1450 | 8200 S Coles | JK263654 | M | Black | 13 | YES | Details |
| 84 | 5/30/2026 | 1147 | 8000 S Marquette | JK274970 | M | Hispanic | TBD | YES | Details |
| 85 | 6/20/2026 | 0145 | 700 S Independence | Pending | M | Black | 20 | YES | Details |
| 86 | 6/29/2026 | 0406 | 9900 S State | JK312771 | M | Black | 57 | YES | Details |
| 87 | 7/12/2026 | 0210 | 6300 S Kedzie | JK32988 | M | Hispanic | 26 | YES | Details |
| 88 | 7/22/2026 | 0104 | 4600 W Jackson | Pending | M | Black | 15 | YES | Details |
| 89 | 7/25/2026 | 2107 | 1900 N Kilbourn | JK347744 | M | Hispanic | Unknown | No | Details |
| 90 | 7/30/2026 | 0128 | 8300 S. Oglesby | JK353223 | M | Black | 17 | YES | Details |
| 91 | 8/9/2026 | 0000 | 4500 S Honore | JK365867 | M | White | Unknown | YES | Details |
| 92 | 8/23/2026 | 0337 | 13100 S Langley | JK383819 | M | Black | 25 | YES | Details |
| 93 | 8/23/2026 | 0516 | 8200 S Emerald | TBD | M | TBD | TBD | No | Details |
| 94 | 9/21/2026 | 0806 | 800 W 117th St | JE421134 | M | Black | Unknown | YES | Details |
| 95 | 10/2/2026 | 2030 | 1500 E 72nd Pl | JK435225 | M | Black | 23 | YES | Details |
