Perry Anderson Jr., 28, was shot and killed on September 11, 2022, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago. He was leaving his mother’s house on South Harvard Avenue when two gunmen who had been waiting opened fire; he was struck multiple times. His father, Perry Anderson Sr., said his son was shot between nine and fifteen times and that nothing was taken, which family views as indicating a targeted attack.

Anderson Jr. was a father of two young children, a 5-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old son whose first birthday was a month away. His death was recorded as Chicago’s 500th homicide of the year, a statistic noted alongside efforts to reduce violence through increased mental health spending and community investment on the South and West sides.

No arrests have been announced and police have not identified suspects; the investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Perry, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.