Henry Marcus Bodie, a 36-year-old African American man, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head on September 15, 2022, in the 700 block of North Menard Avenue in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. He was discovered lying on the sidewalk at about 7:45 p.m.; the Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed his identity and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Area Four detectives are handling the investigation. The community held funeral services at Johnson’s Funeral Home in Chicago and family and friends have been mourning his loss.

What information can anyone in the Austin area share that might help investigators piece together what happened that evening?