Fourteen-year-old Isaiah McCollough IV was shot and killed on June 30, 2022, in Bronzeville, Chicago. The shooting happened about 5:40 p.m. while Isaiah and a 13-year-old boy were standing near the sidewalk in the 600 block of East 40th Street. Isaiah was struck in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The 13-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the buttocks and was treated at the same hospital; he was reported in good condition.

No arrests have been announced and police have not identified suspects; the Chicago Police Department continues to investigate. Isaiah’s death has prompted public expressions of shock and calls for justice from community members and organizations. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Chicago Police Department. Who in the neighborhood might have seen something that evening?