Jacob Willard, 37, of Chicago was killed on June 20, 2022, in the Lawndale neighborhood. Around 1:50 a.m. he and a 17-year-old boy were standing in a kitchen when shots were fired through a window from a back porch. Jacob was struck in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The teenager was shot in the leg and hospitalized in serious condition.

The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the circumstances. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. Little is known publicly about a motive or the identity of the shooter.

Was anyone in the Lawndale area awake that night who saw activity on a back porch or noticed a vehicle that might help identify the shooter?