Julbert Hernandez, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on May 3, 2022, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. He and another man were sitting in a parked car on the 7400 block of North Wolcott Avenue when a gunman approached and opened fire. Hernandez suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body, was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, and was pronounced dead. The other man, 20, was shot in the abdomen and leg and survived.

Investigators describe the shooting as the result of a botched robbery. Surveillance footage shows Hernandez and Isaias Salas exiting a vehicle before Salas struck Hernandez; Hernandez tried to flee but was chased by Isaiah Cardona. Prosecutors say Salas, Cardona and a third individual planned to rob Hernandez and discussed hijacking his vehicle on social media. Cardona later admitted taking Hernandez’s wallet and phone; Salas confessed to firing shots. Both Salas and Cardona were arrested and held without bond; a third suspect remains at large and the case is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the events that night or has information about the third person involved, please come forward.