Dontell Black was 31 when he was shot and killed on February 24, 2022, in the Longwood Manor neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 9700 block of South Halsted Street when an unknown person approached on foot and fired multiple shots into the vehicle. Black was struck several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Area Two detectives with the Chicago Police Department investigated the shooting, and the Cook County medical examiner confirmed the death. Family and community members have expressed grief and frustration over the lack of identified suspects.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity near the 9700 block of South Halsted Street on February 24, 2022, please contact investigators with tips.