Kejuan Carter was 18 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 1, 2022, at the Sonesta ES Suites hotel in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. A group of women had rented a room and allowed a group of men to enter through an emergency door. An argument broke out and gunfire was exchanged; Carter was found wounded on the hotel’s second floor with a gun lying next to him and was later pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Police reported no arrests immediately after the shooting and said they were tracking the vehicle used by the gunman. The case remained open while investigators continued to gather evidence and seek tips from the public. The death underscores the ongoing problem of gun violence affecting young African American males in Chicago.

If anyone has information about the incident, the vehicle, or those who entered the hotel that night, please contact investigators handling the case.