Cortez Barber, a 17-year-old African American male, was shot and killed on May 19, 2022, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. The shooting happened about 3:40 p.m. while he was in a vehicle on the 11700 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Cortez was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

Area Two detectives are handling the investigation. As of the latest details provided, no arrests have been announced and no suspects or clear leads have been reported. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear, and the community has been left mourning a life cut short.

If anyone has information about Cortez Barber’s death or recalls seeing anything on South Wentworth Avenue around 3:40 p.m. on May 19, 2022, please come forward.