Nearly three years after a violent attack on a cyclist in the South Loop, Chicago police have released an image of a man they say is responsible and announced the case is being investigated as a murder.
The attack occurred in the 2200 block of South State Street shortly after 1 a.m. on May 22, 2023. A 62-year-old man was riding a bicycle on a sidewalk when another man began beating him with a construction sign and then attacked him with the bike, police said at the time.
CPD said the victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
This weekend, CPD released a photo of a man they say is responsible for the attack and said the investigation is now classified as a murder.
Police described the suspect as a Black man in his 20s to 30s and asked tipsters to contact investigators by calling 312-744-8261 or submitting information anonymously at CPDTIP.com. The case number is JG-269792.
On Sunday evening, Cook County Crime Stoppers announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. They can be reached at 800-535-7867. The organization does not require tipsters to provide names. Instead, rewards are claimed using a unique code number.
The long delay in releasing the image is just one unusual aspect of the case. It remains listed as a non-fatal aggravated battery in CPD’s online crime database as well as the city’s database of violent crime victims, and, additionally, CWBChicago has been unable to locate a Cook County Medical Examiner case aligning with the details provided by CPD.
