Stephen Perkins, a 36-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on June 20, 2022, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side. He was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car in the 5400 block of West Haddon Avenue when he was struck multiple times. Perkins was taken to West Suburban Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival; the Cook County medical examiner ruled cause of death multiple gunshot wounds.

Area Four detectives are leading the investigation. The killing has intensified community concern about violence in Austin, prompting vigils and calls from residents and leaders for greater safety measures and police presence.

If anyone saw activity near West Haddon Avenue around noon on June 20, 2022, or has information about this shooting, please come forward to help bring justice for Stephen Perkins.