Alexis Chavez was a 17-year-old boy from Chicago who died on June 17, 2022, after a handgun discharged while he was inside a residence on the 5600 block of South Wolcott in the West Englewood neighborhood. The gunshot struck him in the back of his right ear. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police have not identified any suspects or announced arrests, and the circumstances of the firearm’s discharge remain unclear.

If anyone was at the residence that day or has information about what happened on June 17, 2022, please come forward to help Alexis’s family and investigators.