Cortez Sykes was 18 when he was shot and killed in Rockford, Illinois, on the evening of September 6, 2022. The shooting occurred near the 900 block of Haskell Avenue; Cortez was found lying on a sidewalk in the 600 block of Bruce Street with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at a local hospital. The Winnebago County Coroner confirmed his identity and that the cause of death was the shooting.

A 16-year-old boy was also wounded in the same incident and was treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound to his leg. Police detained multiple suspects at the scene, but no arrests have been announced and the investigation remains active. Family and friends are mourning Cortez and the community continues to seek answers.

Did anyone in Rockford see or hear anything that evening that might help investigators piece together what happened?