Davante Steadman was 16 when he was struck in the head during a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood on September 21, 2022. The shooting happened in the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue while Davante was standing with another 16-year-old boy. Both boys were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital; Davante arrived in critical condition and died of his injuries on September 25, 2022. The other teen was shot in the abdomen and remained in critical condition at the same hospital.

Area Four detectives from the Chicago Police Department are investigating. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The killing has been described as another instance of gun violence affecting young people in the city.

If anyone has information about the shooting on West Gladys Avenue that could help investigators, please come forward.