Darius Davis was 28 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on October 21, 2022. The shooting happened around 1:20 a.m. in the South Shore neighborhood while Davis and a 30-year-old woman were seated in a parked car in the 2500 block of East 79th Street. An unknown assailant opened fire on the vehicle; Davis was struck in the back and later pronounced dead at South Shore Hospital. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to her right leg and was reported to be in good condition.

The Cook County medical examiner confirmed Davis’s identity. The Chicago Police Department is investigating, but no arrests or publicly named suspects have been reported. Family and friends have mourned Davis’s death and his obituary notes the impact he had on those around him. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.