Marquez Blaylock, 24, was shot and killed on March 27, 2022, in the 1000 block of North Springfield Avenue in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The shooting happened about 3:10 p.m. while he was near the front of a house; he was struck in the abdomen, taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner confirmed those details.

Blaylock had a history of multiple encounters with police in the Harrison District. Arrest records show at least a dozen arrests between March 2016 and January 2021, mainly for weapons and narcotics offenses; three led to prison sentences. His first gun arrest was July 3, 2016, when officers caught him after a brief foot pursuit and recovered a chrome Ruger revolver. He told authorities he carried the weapon for protection because he believed he was a target due to a family connection to Rasheed Martin, who faced charges in the 2015 killing of 7-year-old Amari Brown.

As of the latest reports, no suspects are in custody and the investigation is ongoing. Can anyone with information about the March 27, 2022, shooting in the 1000 block of North Springfield Avenue contact the Chicago Police Department?