CHICAGO — Police are conducting a death investigation after a man was found fatally shot near a school playground in the Austin neighborhood Monday night. The 66-year-old was found shortly after 11 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Sayre, a neighborhood that used to be served by the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection network.
Police said someone called 911 upon finding the man sitting unresponsive next to a tree. First responders determined that he had been shot in the head. A gun was found at the scene.
A dispatcher said that CPD had not received any calls of shots fired in the area since at least Monday afternoon. Officials don’t know how long the man was sitting outside before being discovered.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) represents the neighborhood. He was a vocal supporter of ShotSpotter and was part of the City Council’s two-thirds majority that tried to keep the technology active after the city’s contract expired at 12:01 a.m. on September 23.
Despite the urgings of Taliaferro and his colleagues and the support of the city’s police superintendent and 70% of Chicago residents, Mayor Brandon Johnson refused to extend ShotSpotter’s agreement.
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.
The general criteria for inclusion are a gunshot victim found outside in a location previously served by ShotSpotter with either (1) no accompanying 911 calls about gunfire or (2) calls about gunfire in a general area that do not lead to the timely location of the victim.
| # | 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 |
